SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Vincent

35,769 residents · 75+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
23.5%
8,398 people
Growth since last census
+10.5%
vs previous census
In context
0.99× Western Australia avg
0.87× national avg
Population
35,769
CALD residents
8,398
Languages spoken
75
Fastest-growing
+69%
Narrative

Why this matters

Vincent is home to 35,769 residents. 23.5% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 8,398 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Vincent 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
    Italian1,074 · 3.0%
    ▼22.8%
  2. 02
    Mandarin805 · 2.3%
    ▲10.1%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese636 · 1.8%
    ▲16.1%
  4. 04
    Cantonese424 · 1.2%
    ▲11.9%
  5. 05
    Spanish389 · 1.1%
    ▲22.7%
  6. 06
    Greek250 · 0.7%
    ▼9.7%
  1. 01
    French229 · 0.6%
    ▼14.2%
  2. 02
    Macedonian222 · 0.6%
    ▼12.9%
  3. 03
    Korean181 · 0.5%
    ▼13.8%
  4. 04
    Portuguese170 · 0.5%
    ▼4.0%
  5. 05
    Japanese164 · 0.5%
    ▲1.9%
  6. 06
    German163 · 0.5%
    ▼14.7%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 77%
ITA
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 76.5%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 23.5%
Italian
1,074 · -22.8%
Mandarin
805 · +10.1%
Vietnamese
636 · +16.1%
Cantonese
424 · +11.9%
Spanish
389 · +22.7%
Greek
250 · -9.7%
French
229 · -14.2%
Macedonian
222 · -12.9%
Korean
181 · -13.8%
Portuguese
170 · -4.0%
Japanese
164
German
163
Nepali
105
Indonesian
105
Thai
89
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian1,074 · 3.0%
    ▼22.8%
  2. 02
    Mandarin805 · 2.3%
    ▲10.1%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese636 · 1.8%
    ▲16.1%
  4. 04
    Cantonese424 · 1.2%
    ▲11.9%
  5. 05
    Spanish389 · 1.1%
    ▲22.7%
  6. 06
    Greek250 · 0.7%
    ▼9.7%
  7. 07
    French229 · 0.6%
    ▼14.2%
  8. 08
    Macedonian222 · 0.6%
    ▼12.9%
  9. 09
    Korean181 · 0.5%
    ▼13.8%
  10. 10
    Portuguese170 · 0.5%
    ▼4.0%
  11. 11
    Japanese164 · 0.5%
    ▲1.9%
  12. 12
    German163 · 0.5%
    ▼14.7%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Indonesian
+69.4%
105 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#2
Language
Spanish
+22.7%
389 speakers · 1.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Vietnamese
+16.1%
636 speakers · 1.8% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Highgate (WA)
2,112 RESIDENTS
27.6% CALDTop: Cantonese
North Perth
9,504 RESIDENTS
20.9% CALDTop: Italian
Leederville
3,573 RESIDENTS
18.6% CALDTop: Italian
Mount Hawthorn
8,140 RESIDENTS
16.8% CALDTop: Italian
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Vincent.

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