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Local Government Area · Western Australia

Wongan-Ballidu

1,306 residents · 6+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
11.6%
152 people
Growth since last census
+35.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.50× Western Australia avg
0.43× national avg
Population
1,306
CALD residents
152
Languages spoken
6
Fastest-growing
+88%
Narrative

Why this matters

Wongan-Ballidu is home to 1,306 residents. 11.6% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 152 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Wongan-Ballidu 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
    Malayalam15 · 1.1%
    87.5%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans11 · 0.8%
    37.5%
  3. 03
    Filipino11 · 0.8%
    26.7%
  4. 04
    Tagalog10 · 0.8%
    25.0%
  5. 05
    Mandarin3 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    German3 · 0.2%
    0.0%
    Composition

    Everyone at home

    ENGLISH · 88%
    OTHER
    ENGLISH ONLY 88.4%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 11.6%
    Malayalam
    15 · +87.5%
    Afrikaans
    11 · +37.5%
    Filipino
    11 · -26.7%
    Tagalog
    10 · +25.0%
    Mandarin
    3 · 0.0%
    German
    3 · 0.0%
    SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
    1. 01
      Malayalam15 · 1.1%
      87.5%
    2. 02
      Afrikaans11 · 0.8%
      37.5%
    3. 03
      Filipino11 · 0.8%
      26.7%
    4. 04
      Tagalog10 · 0.8%
      25.0%
    5. 05
      Mandarin3 · 0.2%
      0.0%
    6. 06
      German3 · 0.2%
      0.0%
    Momentum

    Fastest-growing languages

    Top movers since the last census

    #1
    Language
    Malayalam
    +87.5%
    15 speakers · 1.1% of LGA
    #2
    Language
    Afrikaans
    +37.5%
    11 speakers · 0.8% of LGA
    #3
    Language
    Tagalog
    +25.0%
    10 speakers · 0.8% of LGA
    Sub-regions

    Suburb-level data

    Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

    Use this data

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