SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Subiaco

16,639 residents · 58+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
21.4%
3,553 people
Growth since last census
-14.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.91× Western Australia avg
0.78× national avg
Population
16,639
CALD residents
3,553
Languages spoken
58
Fastest-growing
+35%
Narrative

Why this matters

Subiaco is home to 16,639 residents. 21.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 3,553 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Subiaco 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
    Mandarin486 · 2.9%
    ▼53.9%
  2. 02
    Japanese211 · 1.3%
    ▲25.6%
  3. 03
    French196 · 1.2%
    ▼25.2%
  4. 04
    Cantonese150 · 0.9%
    ▼31.5%
  5. 05
    Spanish140 · 0.8%
    ▼5.4%
  6. 06
    Italian134 · 0.8%
    ▲10.7%
  1. 01
    Persian (excluding Dari)85 · 0.5%
    ▲13.3%
  2. 02
    Korean79 · 0.5%
    ▼16.0%
  3. 03
    Portuguese77 · 0.5%
    ▲8.5%
  4. 04
    Russian74 · 0.4%
    ▲21.3%
  5. 05
    German72 · 0.4%
    ▼31.4%
  6. 06
    Vietnamese71 · 0.4%
    ▼22.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 79%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 78.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 21.4%
Mandarin
486 · -53.9%
Japanese
211 · +25.6%
French
196 · -25.2%
Cantonese
150 · -31.5%
Spanish
140 · -5.4%
Italian
134 · +10.7%
Persian (excluding Dari)
85 · +13.3%
Korean
79 · -16.0%
Portuguese
77 · +8.5%
Russian
74 · +21.3%
German
72 · -31.4%
Vietnamese
71 · -22.8%
Polish
58 · +34.9%
Arabic
57 · -47.2%
Indonesian
53 · -63.4%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin486 · 2.9%
    ▼53.9%
  2. 02
    Japanese211 · 1.3%
    ▲25.6%
  3. 03
    French196 · 1.2%
    ▼25.2%
  4. 04
    Cantonese150 · 0.9%
    ▼31.5%
  5. 05
    Spanish140 · 0.8%
    ▼5.4%
  6. 06
    Italian134 · 0.8%
    ▲10.7%
  7. 07
    Persian (excluding Dari)85 · 0.5%
    ▲13.3%
  8. 08
    Korean79 · 0.5%
    ▼16.0%
  9. 09
    Portuguese77 · 0.5%
    ▲8.5%
  10. 10
    Russian74 · 0.4%
    ▲21.3%
  11. 11
    German72 · 0.4%
    ▼31.4%
  12. 12
    Vietnamese71 · 0.4%
    ▼22.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Polish
+34.9%
58 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Japanese
+25.6%
211 speakers · 1.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Russian
+21.3%
74 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Subiaco
9,711 RESIDENTS
23.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
Daglish
1,596 RESIDENTS
21.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
Jolimont
1,387 RESIDENTS
19.7% CALDTop: Mandarin
Shenton Park
4,558 RESIDENTS
16.8% CALDTop: Mandarin
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Subiaco.

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