SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Wanneroo

206,858 residents · 139+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
24.4%
50,512 people
Growth since last census
+21.7%
vs previous census
In context
1.03× Western Australia avg
0.90× national avg
Population
206,858
CALD residents
50,512
Languages spoken
139
Fastest-growing
+66%
Narrative

Why this matters

Wanneroo is home to 206,858 residents. 24.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 50,512 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Wanneroo 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
    Vietnamese5,419 · 2.6%
    ▲9.4%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans3,157 · 1.5%
    ▲6.6%
  3. 03
    Gujarati2,880 · 1.4%
    ▲65.9%
  4. 04
    Arabic2,150 · 1.0%
    ▲14.2%
  5. 05
    Macedonian1,693 · 0.8%
    ▲9.5%
  6. 06
    Mandarin1,630 · 0.8%
    ▼3.8%
  1. 01
    Italian1,304 · 0.6%
    ▼16.5%
  2. 02
    Punjabi1,242 · 0.6%
    ▲62.8%
  3. 03
    Tagalog1,140 · 0.6%
    ▲10.9%
  4. 04
    Filipino996 · 0.5%
    ▲53.2%
  5. 05
    Spanish973 · 0.5%
    ▲14.1%
  6. 06
    Hindi854 · 0.4%
    ▲26.1%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 76%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 75.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 24.4%
Vietnamese
5,419 · +9.4%
Afrikaans
3,157 · +6.6%
Gujarati
2,880 · +65.9%
Arabic
2,150 · +14.2%
Macedonian
1,693 · +9.5%
Mandarin
1,630 · -3.8%
Italian
1,304 · -16.5%
Punjabi
1,242 · +62.8%
Tagalog
1,140 · +10.9%
Filipino
996 · +53.2%
Spanish
973 · +14.1%
Hindi
854 · +26.1%
Cantonese
723 · -8.2%
Burmese
650 · +0.8%
Romanian
627 · +4.3%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Vietnamese5,419 · 2.6%
    ▲9.4%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans3,157 · 1.5%
    ▲6.6%
  3. 03
    Gujarati2,880 · 1.4%
    ▲65.9%
  4. 04
    Arabic2,150 · 1.0%
    ▲14.2%
  5. 05
    Macedonian1,693 · 0.8%
    ▲9.5%
  6. 06
    Mandarin1,630 · 0.8%
    ▼3.8%
  7. 07
    Italian1,304 · 0.6%
    ▼16.5%
  8. 08
    Punjabi1,242 · 0.6%
    ▲62.8%
  9. 09
    Tagalog1,140 · 0.6%
    ▲10.9%
  10. 10
    Filipino996 · 0.5%
    ▲53.2%
  11. 11
    Spanish973 · 0.5%
    ▲14.1%
  12. 12
    Hindi854 · 0.4%
    ▲26.1%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Gujarati
+65.9%
2,880 speakers · 1.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+62.8%
1,242 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#3
Language
Filipino
+53.2%
996 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Koondoola
3,871 RESIDENTS
53.6% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Girrawheen
8,682 RESIDENTS
42.4% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Darch
7,259 RESIDENTS
41.8% CALDTop: Gujarati
Marangaroo
10,354 RESIDENTS
41.0% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Landsdale
15,341 RESIDENTS
39.7% CALDTop: Gujarati
Alexander Heights
7,595 RESIDENTS
38.7% CALDTop: Vietnamese
Madeley
6,818 RESIDENTS
30.6% CALDTop: Gujarati
Banksia Grove
10,848 RESIDENTS
25.6% CALDTop: Tagalog
Wangara
44 RESIDENTS
25.0% CALDTop: Italian
Clarkson
13,739 RESIDENTS
24.5% CALDTop: Afrikaans
Pearsall
4,039 RESIDENTS
23.4% CALDTop: Gujarati
Hocking
6,967 RESIDENTS
22.0% CALDTop: Gujarati
Use this data

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