SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

South Perth

42,602 residents · 79+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
24.0%
10,228 people
Growth since last census
+0.8%
vs previous census
In context
1.02× Western Australia avg
0.89× national avg
Population
42,602
CALD residents
10,228
Languages spoken
79
Fastest-growing
+78%
Narrative

Why this matters

South Perth is home to 42,602 residents. 24.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 10,228 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for South 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
    Mandarin1,611 · 3.8%
    1.9%
  2. 02
    Cantonese623 · 1.5%
    6.6%
  3. 03
    Indonesian454 · 1.1%
    10.8%
  4. 04
    Italian358 · 0.8%
    19.2%
  5. 05
    Spanish357 · 0.8%
    5.3%
  6. 06
    Persian (excluding Dari)339 · 0.8%
    25.7%
  1. 01
    Arabic301 · 0.7%
    7.4%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese268 · 0.6%
    1.9%
  3. 03
    French249 · 0.6%
    2.9%
  4. 04
    Japanese183 · 0.4%
    15.3%
  5. 05
    Korean183 · 0.4%
    34.2%
  6. 06
    Hindi175 · 0.4%
    24.6%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 76%
MAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 76.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 24.0%
Mandarin
1,611 · +1.9%
Cantonese
623 · -6.6%
Indonesian
454 · -10.8%
Italian
358 · -19.2%
Spanish
357 · +5.3%
Persian (excluding Dari)
339 · -25.7%
Arabic
301 · -7.4%
Vietnamese
268 · +1.9%
French
249 · +2.9%
Japanese
183 · -15.3%
Korean
183 · -34.2%
Hindi
175 · -24.6%
Thai
138 · -9.2%
Urdu
137 · +77.9%
Portuguese
132 · +12.8%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin1,611 · 3.8%
    1.9%
  2. 02
    Cantonese623 · 1.5%
    6.6%
  3. 03
    Indonesian454 · 1.1%
    10.8%
  4. 04
    Italian358 · 0.8%
    19.2%
  5. 05
    Spanish357 · 0.8%
    5.3%
  6. 06
    Persian (excluding Dari)339 · 0.8%
    25.7%
  7. 07
    Arabic301 · 0.7%
    7.4%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese268 · 0.6%
    1.9%
  9. 09
    French249 · 0.6%
    2.9%
  10. 10
    Japanese183 · 0.4%
    15.3%
  11. 11
    Korean183 · 0.4%
    34.2%
  12. 12
    Hindi175 · 0.4%
    24.6%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Urdu
+77.9%
137 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Portuguese
+12.8%
132 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Spanish
+5.3%
357 speakers · 0.8% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for South Perth.

We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.