SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Plantagenet

5,383 residents · 24+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
17.5%
944 people
Growth since last census
+68.6%
vs previous census
In context
0.75× Western Australia avg
0.64× national avg
Population
5,383
CALD residents
944
Languages spoken
24
Fastest-growing
+475%
Narrative

Why this matters

Plantagenet is home to 5,383 residents. 17.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 944 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Plantagenet 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
    Hazaraghi83 · 1.5%
    1.2%
  2. 02
    German24 · 0.4%
    11.1%
  3. 03
    Filipino23 · 0.4%
    475.0%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans22 · 0.4%
    40.5%
  5. 05
    Tagalog17 · 0.3%
    112.5%
  6. 06
    Mandarin16 · 0.3%
    77.8%
  1. 01
    Persian (excluding Dari)16 · 0.3%
    30.4%
  2. 02
    Japanese11 · 0.2%
    83.3%
  3. 03
    Dutch10 · 0.2%
    233.3%
  4. 04
    Key Word Sign Australia9 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Danish9 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Romanian8 · 0.1%
    100.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 82%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 82.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 17.5%
Hazaraghi
83 · +1.2%
German
24 · -11.1%
Filipino
23 · +475.0%
Afrikaans
22 · -40.5%
Tagalog
17 · +112.5%
Mandarin
16 · +77.8%
Persian (excluding Dari)
16 · -30.4%
Japanese
11 · +83.3%
Dutch
10 · +233.3%
Key Word Sign Australia
9 · 0.0%
Danish
9 · 0.0%
Romanian
8 · +100.0%
Spanish
7 · +16.7%
Dari
7 · -22.2%
Italian
6 · +100.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Hazaraghi83 · 1.5%
    1.2%
  2. 02
    German24 · 0.4%
    11.1%
  3. 03
    Filipino23 · 0.4%
    475.0%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans22 · 0.4%
    40.5%
  5. 05
    Tagalog17 · 0.3%
    112.5%
  6. 06
    Mandarin16 · 0.3%
    77.8%
  7. 07
    Persian (excluding Dari)16 · 0.3%
    30.4%
  8. 08
    Japanese11 · 0.2%
    83.3%
  9. 09
    Dutch10 · 0.2%
    233.3%
  10. 10
    Key Word Sign Australia9 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Danish9 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  12. 12
    Romanian8 · 0.1%
    100.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Filipino
+475.0%
23 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Dutch
+233.3%
10 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Tagalog
+112.5%
17 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

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