SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Western Australia

York

3,433 residents · 12+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
10.7%
369 people
Growth since last census
+93.8%
vs previous census
In context
0.46× Western Australia avg
0.40× national avg
Population
3,433
CALD residents
369
Languages spoken
12
Fastest-growing
+167%
Narrative

Why this matters

York is home to 3,433 residents. 10.7% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 369 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for York 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
    Maori (New Zealand)9 · 0.3%
    125.0%
  2. 02
    Nyungar9 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans8 · 0.2%
    33.3%
  4. 04
    German8 · 0.2%
    166.7%
  5. 05
    Albanian7 · 0.2%
    133.3%
  6. 06
    Italian7 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  1. 01
    French7 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Malayalam4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Malay4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Auslan3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Irish3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Greek3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 89%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 89.3%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 10.7%
Maori (New Zealand)
9 · +125.0%
Nyungar
9 · 0.0%
Afrikaans
8 · +33.3%
German
8 · +166.7%
Albanian
7 · +133.3%
Italian
7 · 0.0%
French
7 · 0.0%
Malayalam
4 · 0.0%
Malay
4 · 0.0%
Auslan
3 · 0.0%
Irish
3 · 0.0%
Greek
3 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Maori (New Zealand)9 · 0.3%
    125.0%
  2. 02
    Nyungar9 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Afrikaans8 · 0.2%
    33.3%
  4. 04
    German8 · 0.2%
    166.7%
  5. 05
    Albanian7 · 0.2%
    133.3%
  6. 06
    Italian7 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  7. 07
    French7 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Malayalam4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  9. 09
    Malay4 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Auslan3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Irish3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  12. 12
    Greek3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
German
+166.7%
8 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Albanian
+133.3%
7 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Maori (New Zealand)
+125.0%
9 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for York.

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