SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Port Hedland

15,441 residents · 70+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
29.3%
4,529 people
Growth since last census
+67.7%
vs previous census
In context
1.25× Western Australia avg
1.08× national avg
Population
15,441
CALD residents
4,529
Languages spoken
70
Fastest-growing
+1300%
Narrative

Why this matters

Port Hedland is home to 15,441 residents. 29.3% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 4,529 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Port Hedland 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
    Malay241 · 1.6%
    3.2%
  2. 02
    Tagalog209 · 1.4%
    7.7%
  3. 03
    Filipino142 · 0.9%
    22.4%
  4. 04
    Thai95 · 0.6%
    58.3%
  5. 05
    Afrikaans86 · 0.6%
    10.4%
  6. 06
    Gujarati84 · 0.5%
    265.2%
  1. 01
    Indonesian83 · 0.5%
    22.1%
  2. 02
    Nyangumarta76 · 0.5%
    8.4%
  3. 03
    Mandarin60 · 0.4%
    25.9%
  4. 04
    Hindi51 · 0.3%
    75.9%
  5. 05
    Shona48 · 0.3%
    18.6%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese46 · 0.3%
    119.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 71%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 70.7%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 29.3%
Malay
241 · -3.2%
Tagalog
209 · +7.7%
Filipino
142 · +22.4%
Thai
95 · +58.3%
Afrikaans
86 · -10.4%
Gujarati
84 · +265.2%
Indonesian
83 · +22.1%
Nyangumarta
76 · -8.4%
Mandarin
60 · -25.9%
Hindi
51 · +75.9%
Shona
48 · -18.6%
Vietnamese
46 · +119.0%
Maori (New Zealand)
45 · +15.4%
Yumplatok (Torres Strait Creole)
45 · +45.2%
Martu Wangka
42 · +1300.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Malay241 · 1.6%
    3.2%
  2. 02
    Tagalog209 · 1.4%
    7.7%
  3. 03
    Filipino142 · 0.9%
    22.4%
  4. 04
    Thai95 · 0.6%
    58.3%
  5. 05
    Afrikaans86 · 0.6%
    10.4%
  6. 06
    Gujarati84 · 0.5%
    265.2%
  7. 07
    Indonesian83 · 0.5%
    22.1%
  8. 08
    Nyangumarta76 · 0.5%
    8.4%
  9. 09
    Mandarin60 · 0.4%
    25.9%
  10. 10
    Hindi51 · 0.3%
    75.9%
  11. 11
    Shona48 · 0.3%
    18.6%
  12. 12
    Vietnamese46 · 0.3%
    119.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Martu Wangka
+1300.0%
42 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Gujarati
+265.2%
84 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Vietnamese
+119.0%
46 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

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