SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Nedlands

21,432 residents · 58+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
17.8%
3,818 people
Growth since last census
+25.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.75× Western Australia avg
0.66× national avg
Population
21,432
CALD residents
3,818
Languages spoken
58
Fastest-growing
+168%
Narrative

Why this matters

Nedlands is home to 21,432 residents. 17.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 3,818 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Nedlands 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
    Mandarin900 · 4.2%
    11.1%
  2. 02
    Cantonese313 · 1.5%
    6.0%
  3. 03
    French148 · 0.7%
    11.3%
  4. 04
    Indonesian139 · 0.6%
    39.0%
  5. 05
    Italian131 · 0.6%
    22.0%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese110 · 0.5%
    168.3%
  1. 01
    German104 · 0.5%
    23.5%
  2. 02
    Hindi97 · 0.5%
    51.6%
  3. 03
    Japanese91 · 0.4%
    31.9%
  4. 04
    Min Nan87 · 0.4%
    24.3%
  5. 05
    Persian (excluding Dari)87 · 0.4%
    77.6%
  6. 06
    Tamil86 · 0.4%
    17.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 82%
MAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 82.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 17.8%
Mandarin
900 · +11.1%
Cantonese
313 · -6.0%
French
148 · +11.3%
Indonesian
139 · +39.0%
Italian
131 · -22.0%
Vietnamese
110 · +168.3%
German
104 · -23.5%
Hindi
97 · +51.6%
Japanese
91 · +31.9%
Min Nan
87 · +24.3%
Persian (excluding Dari)
87 · +77.6%
Tamil
86 · +17.8%
Spanish
63 · +5.0%
Greek
61 · -12.9%
Dutch
53 · -10.2%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin900 · 4.2%
    11.1%
  2. 02
    Cantonese313 · 1.5%
    6.0%
  3. 03
    French148 · 0.7%
    11.3%
  4. 04
    Indonesian139 · 0.6%
    39.0%
  5. 05
    Italian131 · 0.6%
    22.0%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese110 · 0.5%
    168.3%
  7. 07
    German104 · 0.5%
    23.5%
  8. 08
    Hindi97 · 0.5%
    51.6%
  9. 09
    Japanese91 · 0.4%
    31.9%
  10. 10
    Min Nan87 · 0.4%
    24.3%
  11. 11
    Persian (excluding Dari)87 · 0.4%
    77.6%
  12. 12
    Tamil86 · 0.4%
    17.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Vietnamese
+168.3%
110 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#2
Language
Persian (excluding Dari)
+77.6%
87 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#3
Language
Hindi
+51.6%
97 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
Use this data

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