SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Northam

11,223 residents · 35+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
16.7%
1,871 people
Growth since last census
+49.7%
vs previous census
In context
0.71× Western Australia avg
0.62× national avg
Population
11,223
CALD residents
1,871
Languages spoken
35
Fastest-growing
+500%
Narrative

Why this matters

Northam is home to 11,223 residents. 16.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 1,871 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Northam 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
    Tagalog84 · 0.7%
    22.2%
  2. 02
    Filipino56 · 0.5%
    1.8%
  3. 03
    Malayalam32 · 0.3%
    88.2%
  4. 04
    Nyungar27 · 0.2%
    92.9%
  5. 05
    Polish23 · 0.2%
    4.5%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans22 · 0.2%
    33.3%
  1. 01
    Indonesian18 · 0.2%
    500.0%
  2. 02
    German18 · 0.2%
    45.5%
  3. 03
    Urdu15 · 0.1%
    150.0%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese13 · 0.1%
    18.2%
  5. 05
    Cantonese12 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Arabic11 · 0.1%
    266.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 83%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 83.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 16.7%
Tagalog
84 · -22.2%
Filipino
56 · -1.8%
Malayalam
32 · +88.2%
Nyungar
27 · +92.9%
Polish
23 · +4.5%
Afrikaans
22 · -33.3%
Indonesian
18 · +500.0%
German
18 · -45.5%
Urdu
15 · +150.0%
Vietnamese
13 · +18.2%
Cantonese
12 · 0.0%
Arabic
11 · +266.7%
Mandarin
11 · +266.7%
Italian
10 · +42.9%
Tamil
9 · -30.8%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Tagalog84 · 0.7%
    22.2%
  2. 02
    Filipino56 · 0.5%
    1.8%
  3. 03
    Malayalam32 · 0.3%
    88.2%
  4. 04
    Nyungar27 · 0.2%
    92.9%
  5. 05
    Polish23 · 0.2%
    4.5%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans22 · 0.2%
    33.3%
  7. 07
    Indonesian18 · 0.2%
    500.0%
  8. 08
    German18 · 0.2%
    45.5%
  9. 09
    Urdu15 · 0.1%
    150.0%
  10. 10
    Vietnamese13 · 0.1%
    18.2%
  11. 11
    Cantonese12 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  12. 12
    Arabic11 · 0.1%
    266.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Indonesian
+500.0%
18 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Arabic
+266.7%
11 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Mandarin
+266.7%
11 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

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