SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Mundaring

39,580 residents · 69+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
14.5%
5,733 people
Growth since last census
+50.5%
vs previous census
In context
0.61× Western Australia avg
0.54× national avg
Population
39,580
CALD residents
5,733
Languages spoken
69
Fastest-growing
+140%
Narrative

Why this matters

Mundaring is home to 39,580 residents. 14.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 5,733 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Mundaring into a single shareable document: the languages spoken at home, the communities growing fastest, and the suburb-level variation that a council-wide average hides.

Languages

The twelve most-spoken

Bars show share of LGA residents · growth since last census

  1. 01
    Italian260 · 0.7%
    11.0%
  2. 02
    Tagalog221 · 0.6%
    137.6%
  3. 03
    German151 · 0.4%
    18.8%
  4. 04
    Mandarin148 · 0.4%
    16.5%
  5. 05
    Filipino137 · 0.3%
    140.4%
  6. 06
    Dutch84 · 0.2%
    27.0%
  1. 01
    Afrikaans82 · 0.2%
    3.5%
  2. 02
    French81 · 0.2%
    1.2%
  3. 03
    Spanish75 · 0.2%
    56.3%
  4. 04
    Thai65 · 0.2%
    18.2%
  5. 05
    Polish56 · 0.1%
    17.6%
  6. 06
    Japanese54 · 0.1%
    5.9%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 86%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 85.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 14.5%
Italian
260 · -11.0%
Tagalog
221 · +137.6%
German
151 · -18.8%
Mandarin
148 · +16.5%
Filipino
137 · +140.4%
Dutch
84 · -27.0%
Afrikaans
82 · -3.5%
French
81 · -1.2%
Spanish
75 · +56.3%
Thai
65 · +18.2%
Polish
56 · -17.6%
Japanese
54 · +5.9%
Croatian
51 · -8.9%
Punjabi
50 · +35.1%
Auslan
43 · +138.9%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian260 · 0.7%
    11.0%
  2. 02
    Tagalog221 · 0.6%
    137.6%
  3. 03
    German151 · 0.4%
    18.8%
  4. 04
    Mandarin148 · 0.4%
    16.5%
  5. 05
    Filipino137 · 0.3%
    140.4%
  6. 06
    Dutch84 · 0.2%
    27.0%
  7. 07
    Afrikaans82 · 0.2%
    3.5%
  8. 08
    French81 · 0.2%
    1.2%
  9. 09
    Spanish75 · 0.2%
    56.3%
  10. 10
    Thai65 · 0.2%
    18.2%
  11. 11
    Polish56 · 0.1%
    17.6%
  12. 12
    Japanese54 · 0.1%
    5.9%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Filipino
+140.4%
137 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Auslan
+138.9%
43 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Tagalog
+137.6%
221 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
Use this data

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