SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Perth

27,664 residents · 81+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
46.1%
12,742 people
Growth since last census
+53.6%
vs previous census
In context
1.95× Western Australia avg
1.70× national avg
Population
27,664
CALD residents
12,742
Languages spoken
81
Fastest-growing
+111%
Narrative

Why this matters

Perth is home to 27,664 residents. 46.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 12,742 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Perth 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
    Mandarin2,416 · 8.7%
    ▲46.9%
  2. 02
    Spanish693 · 2.5%
    ▲91.4%
  3. 03
    Cantonese674 · 2.4%
    ▲20.6%
  4. 04
    Indonesian436 · 1.6%
    ▲85.5%
  5. 05
    Japanese401 · 1.4%
    ▲10.8%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese361 · 1.3%
    ▲85.1%
  1. 01
    Korean359 · 1.3%
    ▼37.8%
  2. 02
    Hindi353 · 1.3%
    ▲23.0%
  3. 03
    Portuguese295 · 1.1%
    ▼20.5%
  4. 04
    Arabic272 · 1.0%
    ▲45.5%
  5. 05
    Persian (excluding Dari)271 · 1.0%
    ▲25.5%
  6. 06
    Italian268 · 1.0%
    ▼9.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 54%
MAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 53.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 46.1%
Mandarin
2,416 · +46.9%
Spanish
693 · +91.4%
Cantonese
674 · +20.6%
Indonesian
436 · +85.5%
Japanese
401 · +10.8%
Vietnamese
361 · +85.1%
Korean
359 · -37.8%
Hindi
353 · +23.0%
Portuguese
295 · -20.5%
Arabic
272 · +45.5%
Persian (excluding Dari)
271 · +25.5%
Italian
268 · -9.2%
Thai
229 · +51.7%
French
214 · -7.4%
Urdu
184 · +111.5%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin2,416 · 8.7%
    ▲46.9%
  2. 02
    Spanish693 · 2.5%
    ▲91.4%
  3. 03
    Cantonese674 · 2.4%
    ▲20.6%
  4. 04
    Indonesian436 · 1.6%
    ▲85.5%
  5. 05
    Japanese401 · 1.4%
    ▲10.8%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese361 · 1.3%
    ▲85.1%
  7. 07
    Korean359 · 1.3%
    ▼37.8%
  8. 08
    Hindi353 · 1.3%
    ▲23.0%
  9. 09
    Portuguese295 · 1.1%
    ▼20.5%
  10. 10
    Arabic272 · 1.0%
    ▲45.5%
  11. 11
    Persian (excluding Dari)271 · 1.0%
    ▲25.5%
  12. 12
    Italian268 · 1.0%
    ▼9.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Urdu
+111.5%
184 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
#2
Language
Spanish
+91.4%
693 speakers · 2.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Indonesian
+85.5%
436 speakers · 1.6% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Northbridge (WA)
1,396 RESIDENTS
52.1% CALDTop: Mandarin
East Perth
11,570 RESIDENTS
45.5% CALDTop: Mandarin
Perth (WA)
13,357 RESIDENTS
44.9% CALDTop: Mandarin
Crawley
3,901 RESIDENTS
42.6% CALDTop: Mandarin
West Perth
5,933 RESIDENTS
33.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Kings Park (WA)
46 RESIDENTS
28.3% CALD
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