SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

Waroona

4,205 residents · 13+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
13.4%
562 people
Growth since last census
+16.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.57× Western Australia avg
0.49× national avg
Population
4,205
CALD residents
562
Languages spoken
13
Fastest-growing
+233%
Narrative

Why this matters

Waroona is home to 4,205 residents. 13.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 562 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Waroona 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
    Italian115 · 2.7%
    14.2%
  2. 02
    Filipino13 · 0.3%
    62.5%
  3. 03
    French12 · 0.3%
    140.0%
  4. 04
    German12 · 0.3%
    20.0%
  5. 05
    Tagalog11 · 0.3%
    38.9%
  6. 06
    Thai10 · 0.2%
    233.3%
  1. 01
    Fijian7 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Arabic6 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  3. 03
    Ilokano4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Indonesian4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Malay4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Afrikaans3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 87%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 86.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 13.4%
Italian
115 · -14.2%
Filipino
13 · +62.5%
French
12 · +140.0%
German
12 · -20.0%
Tagalog
11
Thai
10
Fijian
Arabic
6
Ilokano
4
Indonesian
4
Malay
4
Afrikaans
3
Mandarin
3
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Italian115 · 2.7%
    14.2%
  2. 02
    Filipino13 · 0.3%
    62.5%
  3. 03
    French12 · 0.3%
    140.0%
  4. 04
    German12 · 0.3%
    20.0%
  5. 05
    Tagalog11 · 0.3%
    38.9%
  6. 06
    Thai10 · 0.2%
    233.3%
  7. 07
    Fijian7 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Arabic6 · 0.1%
    100.0%
  9. 09
    Ilokano4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Indonesian4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Malay4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  12. 12
    Afrikaans3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Thai
+233.3%
10 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
French
+140.0%
12 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Arabic
+100.0%
6 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Waroona.

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