Punjabi
2,380 speakers
Between the last two censuses it has more than doubled.
66th of 542 local government areas for language diversity
Armadale's languages and how they're changing
The 2021 Census found about 21,000 people in Armadale speaking a language other than English at home, with Punjabi and Mandarin out in front. Among the leading languages, Punjabi has more than doubled since 2016. Armadale is roughly level with Australia as a whole.
- Residents
- 92,987
- Speak another language
- 21,021
- Languages at home
- 129
- Change since 2016
- +50.8%
Which communities in Armadale have grown since 2016?
Among the five biggest languages, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil and Tagalog have grown by more than half since 2016. The total speaking a language other than English at home rose by more than a quarter between the two censuses. Smaller but quicker, Gujarati has more than doubled since 2016.
What are Armadale's three biggest languages?
By number of speakers, these three lead.
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How does Armadale compare with Western Australia now?
Armadale's share sits above the share for Western Australia. Only seven councils in Western Australia rank higher.
- Armadale
- 22.6%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Same method throughout, so the gap between the bars is the real gap.
Which languages have the most speakers in Armadale?
Counts are people who speak the language at home; the chip is their change since 2016. Catch-all ABS groups aren't listed.
How do Armadale's suburbs compare?
Suburbs differ a lot, from Piara Waters at the top to Bedfordale at the bottom.
Pick a suburb to see its languages in full.
- Piara WatersLed by Punjabi45%6,711
- HarrisdaleLed by Punjabi44%5,091
- HaynesLed by Tagalog35%831
- HilbertLed by Tagalog24%965
- Seville GroveLed by Karen23%2,555
- Champion LakesLed by Malayalam20%265
- Brookdale (WA)Led by Tagalog15%430
- CamilloLed by Karen14%625
- Armadale (WA)Led by Malayalam11%1,410
- WungongLed by Afrikaans11%25
- KelmscottLed by Tamil10%1,084
- Mount NasuraLed by Italian9%258
- ForrestdaleLed by Italian8%77
- RoleystoneLed by Afrikaans6%407
- KarragullenLed by Italian6%28
- Mount RichonLed by Afrikaans6%126
- BedfordaleLed by Afrikaans4%133
- The larger figure is each suburb's share speaking a language other than English; the smaller is people. 17 suburbs listed.
What do birthplaces show about Armadale?
After Australia, most residents born overseas came from England.
Country of birth
34.3% born overseas, across 128 countries.
- 01England7,206+1.2%
- 02India5,484+69.5%
- 03New Zealand2,877+1.1%
- 04Philippines2,071+59.6%
- 05South Africa1,520+16.3%
- 06Malaysia1,300+33.2%
- 07Sri Lanka787+56.8%
- 08Singapore744+23.0%
- 09Scotland681-6.5%
- 10China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)622+9.5%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs38,665+45.0%
- 02Christianity37,294-3.5%
- 03Hinduism4,332+80.1%
- 04Islam2,692+77.0%
- 05Buddhism2,133+27.1%
- 06Judaism8-77.1%
How does Armadale look on the map?
Shade reflects the share speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home; council boundaries are from the ABS ASGS 2021. Explore the full Language Map.
ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021: language used at home, by Statistical Area Level 2, rolled up to Local Government Area. Change is measured from 2016.
Blank answers matter here. 5,044 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 22.6%. Count them in and it's 28.0%; drop them from the base and it's 23.9%.
Figures for Armadale itself aren't affected by the small gap between summed suburbs and ABS national totals. Unnamed ABS categories are in every total and out of every ranked list.
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