SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Rockingham

133,432 residents · 109+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
12.8%
17,014 people
Growth since last census
+32.5%
vs previous census
In context
0.54× Western Australia avg
0.47× national avg
Population
133,432
CALD residents
17,014
Languages spoken
109
Fastest-growing
+136%
Narrative

Why this matters

Rockingham is home to 133,432 residents. 12.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 17,014 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Rockingham 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
    Afrikaans953 · 0.7%
    ▲5.3%
  2. 02
    Tagalog587 · 0.4%
    ▲15.3%
  3. 03
    Mandarin444 · 0.3%
    ▲26.5%
  4. 04
    Punjabi432 · 0.3%
    ▲136.1%
  5. 05
    Spanish409 · 0.3%
    ▲9.1%
  6. 06
    Maori (New Zealand)396 · 0.3%
    ▲26.1%
  1. 01
    German384 · 0.3%
    ▲35.2%
  2. 02
    Serbian377 · 0.3%
    ▲32.3%
  3. 03
    Thai360 · 0.3%
    ▲27.7%
  4. 04
    Filipino354 · 0.3%
    ▲11.0%
  5. 05
    Italian286 · 0.2%
    ▼16.6%
  6. 06
    Portuguese264 · 0.2%
    ▲10.9%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 87%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 87.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 12.8%
Afrikaans
953 · +5.3%
Tagalog
587 · +15.3%
Mandarin
444 · +26.5%
Punjabi
432 · +136.1%
Spanish
409 · +9.1%
Maori (New Zealand)
396 · +26.1%
German
384 · +35.2%
Serbian
377 · +32.3%
Thai
360 · +27.7%
Filipino
354 · +11.0%
Italian
286 · -16.6%
Portuguese
264 · +10.9%
Indonesian
257 · +38.2%
Shona
255 · +26.2%
Vietnamese
237 · +12.3%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Afrikaans953 · 0.7%
    ▲5.3%
  2. 02
    Tagalog587 · 0.4%
    ▲15.3%
  3. 03
    Mandarin444 · 0.3%
    ▲26.5%
  4. 04
    Punjabi432 · 0.3%
    ▲136.1%
  5. 05
    Spanish409 · 0.3%
    ▲9.1%
  6. 06
    Maori (New Zealand)396 · 0.3%
    ▲26.1%
  7. 07
    German384 · 0.3%
    ▲35.2%
  8. 08
    Serbian377 · 0.3%
    ▲32.3%
  9. 09
    Thai360 · 0.3%
    ▲27.7%
  10. 10
    Filipino354 · 0.3%
    ▲11.0%
  11. 11
    Italian286 · 0.2%
    ▼16.6%
  12. 12
    Portuguese264 · 0.2%
    ▲10.9%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+136.1%
432 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Indonesian
+38.2%
257 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
German
+35.2%
384 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Rockingham (WA)
15,402 RESIDENTS
15.6% CALDTop: Serbian
Baldivis
37,290 RESIDENTS
15.1% CALDTop: Afrikaans
Shoalwater (WA)
4,306 RESIDENTS
14.7% CALDTop: German
Cooloongup
6,585 RESIDENTS
14.6% CALDTop: Mandarin
Waikiki
12,407 RESIDENTS
13.8% CALDTop: Afrikaans
Hillman
1,801 RESIDENTS
12.3% CALDTop: Tagalog
Port Kennedy
13,343 RESIDENTS
11.5% CALDTop: Afrikaans
Warnbro
10,656 RESIDENTS
10.7% CALDTop: Thai
Golden Bay
5,630 RESIDENTS
10.0% CALDTop: Afrikaans
Karnup
2,063 RESIDENTS
9.4% CALDTop: Maori (New Zealand)
Safety Bay
7,612 RESIDENTS
9.1% CALDTop: Thai
Secret Harbour
12,306 RESIDENTS
8.2% CALDTop: Afrikaans
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Rockingham.

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