SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Murray

17,898 residents · 30+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
9.9%
1,768 people
Growth since last census
+91.9%
vs previous census
In context
0.42× Western Australia avg
0.37× national avg
Population
17,898
CALD residents
1,768
Languages spoken
30
Fastest-growing
+700%
Narrative

Why this matters

Murray is home to 17,898 residents. 9.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,768 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Murray 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
    Afrikaans95 · 0.5%
    150.0%
  2. 02
    Italian42 · 0.2%
    7.7%
  3. 03
    Tagalog33 · 0.2%
    6.5%
  4. 04
    Filipino33 · 0.2%
    32.0%
  5. 05
    Thai26 · 0.1%
    7.1%
  6. 06
    Mandarin24 · 0.1%
    700.0%
  1. 01
    Indonesian19 · 0.1%
    72.7%
  2. 02
    Dutch19 · 0.1%
    20.8%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese14 · 0.1%
    75.0%
  4. 04
    German14 · 0.1%
    41.7%
  5. 05
    Maori (New Zealand)10 · 0.1%
    66.7%
  6. 06
    Cantonese9 · 0.1%
    30.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 90%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 90.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 9.9%
Afrikaans
95 · +150.0%
Italian
42 · +7.7%
Tagalog
33 · +6.5%
Filipino
33 · +32.0%
Thai
26 · -7.1%
Mandarin
24 · +700.0%
Indonesian
19 · +72.7%
Dutch
19 · -20.8%
Vietnamese
14 · +75.0%
German
14 · -41.7%
Maori (New Zealand)
10
Cantonese
9
French
7
Spanish
7
Hindi
7
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Afrikaans95 · 0.5%
    150.0%
  2. 02
    Italian42 · 0.2%
    7.7%
  3. 03
    Tagalog33 · 0.2%
    6.5%
  4. 04
    Filipino33 · 0.2%
    32.0%
  5. 05
    Thai26 · 0.1%
    7.1%
  6. 06
    Mandarin24 · 0.1%
    700.0%
  7. 07
    Indonesian19 · 0.1%
    72.7%
  8. 08
    Dutch19 · 0.1%
    20.8%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese14 · 0.1%
    75.0%
  10. 10
    German14 · 0.1%
    41.7%
  11. 11
    Maori (New Zealand)10 · 0.1%
    66.7%
  12. 12
    Cantonese9 · 0.1%
    30.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Mandarin
+700.0%
24 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Afrikaans
+150.0%
95 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Vietnamese
+75.0%
14 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Murray.

We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.