German
169 speakers
Its speaker count has grown by more than half since 2016.
Augusta Margaret River, Western Australia
Languages spoken in Augusta Margaret River
In Augusta Margaret River, English dominates, but 7 per cent of residents speak another language at home, led by German, according to the 2021 Census. The top two are neck and neck. The share nationally is at least twice Augusta Margaret River's.
- Residents
- 16,731
- Speak another language
- 1,168
- Languages at home
- 44
- Change since 2016
- +44.4%
Which languages other than English are spoken most in Augusta Margaret River?
These are the three languages other than English with the most speakers.
What are Augusta Margaret River's five largest language communities?
German, French, Spanish and Italian have grown by more than half since 2016.
The largest five communities, beside their change on the previous census.
How big is Augusta Margaret River's multilingual community next to Western Australia?
Across Western Australia, a language other than English is at least twice as common. In Western Australia, 40 councils rank higher.
- Augusta Margaret River
- 7.0%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Shares are calculated the same way for each area, so the bars compare directly.
The full diversity index, with Augusta Margaret River highlighted.
How does the share change across Augusta Margaret River's suburbs?
From Margaret River down to Augusta, the gap is modest.
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- Margaret River (WA)Led by French10%849
- GnarabupLed by Spanish6%29
- CowaramupLed by German5%136
- PrevellyLed by German5%10
- GracetownLed by Italian5%26
- Redgate (WA)Led by Spanish4%24
- Rosa GlenLed by German4%17
- Forest Grove (WA)Led by German4%10
- Deepdene (WA)Led by French3%17
- TreetonLed by French3%11
- AugustaLed by German2%32
- Molloy IslandLed by Italian2%7
- Boranup0%0
- Leeuwin0%0
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 14 suburbs in all.
Where were Augusta Margaret River's residents born?
The largest group born overseas comes from England.
Country of birth
20.6% born overseas, across 59 countries.
- 01England1,293+20.7%
- 02New Zealand465+10.2%
- 03South Africa179+23.4%
- 04Germany144+32.1%
- 05United States of America115+71.6%
- 06Scotland112+14.3%
- 07Italy100+108%
- 08Canada93+111%
- 09Philippines91+4.6%
- 10France75+188%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs10,148+46.4%
- 02Christianity4,485-15.4%
- 03Buddhism225+7.7%
- 04Hinduism29-6.5%
- 05Islam25-51.0%
- 06Judaism3-76.9%
Data: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home, summed from Statistical Area Level 2 to council. Changes are against the 2016 Census.
Blank answers matter here. 1,407 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 7.0%. Count them in and it's 15.4%; drop them from the base and it's 7.6%.
Figures for Augusta Margaret River 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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