SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Swan

149,971 residents · 143+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
27.3%
40,954 people
Growth since last census
+39.5%
vs previous census
In context
1.16× Western Australia avg
1.01× national avg
Population
149,971
CALD residents
40,954
Languages spoken
143
Fastest-growing
+138%
Narrative

Why this matters

Swan is home to 149,971 residents. 27.3% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 40,954 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Swan 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
    Vietnamese3,056 · 2.0%
    ▲5.1%
  2. 02
    Punjabi3,049 · 2.0%
    ▲138.0%
  3. 03
    Tagalog1,981 · 1.3%
    ▲47.1%
  4. 04
    Arabic1,864 · 1.2%
    ▲29.3%
  5. 05
    Gujarati1,340 · 0.9%
    ▲66.7%
  6. 06
    Mandarin1,303 · 0.9%
    ▲4.2%
  1. 01
    Filipino1,179 · 0.8%
    ▲43.4%
  2. 02
    Hindi1,084 · 0.7%
    ▲22.9%
  3. 03
    Italian1,076 · 0.7%
    ▼24.3%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans863 · 0.6%
    ▲6.9%
  5. 05
    Cantonese846 · 0.6%
    ▲1.9%
  6. 06
    Burmese604 · 0.4%
    ▲14.6%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 73%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 72.7%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 27.3%
Vietnamese
3,056 · +5.1%
Punjabi
3,049 · +138.0%
Tagalog
1,981 · +47.1%
Arabic
1,864 · +29.3%
Gujarati
1,340 · +66.7%
Mandarin
1,303 · +4.2%
Filipino
1,179 · +43.4%
Hindi
1,084 · +22.9%
Italian
1,076 · -24.3%
Afrikaans
863 · +6.9%
Cantonese
846 · +1.9%
Burmese
604 · +14.6%
Tamil
592 · +39.3%
French
523 · +18.3%
Hazaraghi
507 · +99.6%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Vietnamese3,056 · 2.0%
    ▲5.1%
  2. 02
    Punjabi3,049 · 2.0%
    ▲138.0%
  3. 03
    Tagalog1,981 · 1.3%
    ▲47.1%
  4. 04
    Arabic1,864 · 1.2%
    ▲29.3%
  5. 05
    Gujarati1,340 · 0.9%
    ▲66.7%
  6. 06
    Mandarin1,303 · 0.9%
    ▲4.2%
  7. 07
    Filipino1,179 · 0.8%
    ▲43.4%
  8. 08
    Hindi1,084 · 0.7%
    ▲22.9%
  9. 09
    Italian1,076 · 0.7%
    ▼24.3%
  10. 10
    Afrikaans863 · 0.6%
    ▲6.9%
  11. 11
    Cantonese846 · 0.6%
    ▲1.9%
  12. 12
    Burmese604 · 0.4%
    ▲14.6%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+138.0%
3,049 speakers · 2.0% of LGA
#2
Language
Hazaraghi
+99.6%
507 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Gujarati
+66.7%
1,340 speakers · 0.9% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Perth Airport
20 RESIDENTS
100.0% CALD
Bennett Springs
5,831 RESIDENTS
53.4% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Dayton
5,497 RESIDENTS
53.2% CALDTop: Punjabi
Brabham
8,499 RESIDENTS
44.7% CALDTop: Punjabi
West Swan
781 RESIDENTS
39.2% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Malaga
19 RESIDENTS
36.8% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Caversham
7,415 RESIDENTS
35.5% CALDTop: Punjabi
Ballajura
18,259 RESIDENTS
34.3% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Beechboro
8,878 RESIDENTS
33.9% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Midland
5,945 RESIDENTS
32.2% CALDTop: Tagalog
Lockridge
3,263 RESIDENTS
30.9% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Middle Swan
2,816 RESIDENTS
27.5% CALDTop: Tagalog
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