Mandarin
721 speakers
It has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.
Cambridge, Western Australia
Languages spoken in Cambridge
At the 2021 Census, about 5,000 people in Cambridge spoke a language other than English at home. Mandarin was the most common, followed by Italian. Just two languages are spoken by at least one in 100 people. Cambridge's share is under the national share, though not by much.
- Residents
- 31,428
- Speak another language
- 5,039
- Languages at home
- 82
- Change since 2016
- +10.8%
Which languages lead in Cambridge?
How does Cambridge compare with the City of Perth?
In the City of Perth, a language other than English is at least twice as common. Within Western Australia, Cambridge ranks 19th of 137.
- Cambridge
- 16.0%
- City of Perth
- 33.5%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Each bar uses the same count: residents who named another home language, over all residents.
Which languages lead in Cambridge, and how have they changed?
Each row is a language and the number who speak it at home, beside its change on 2016. The headline total also includes broad ABS categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which aren't listed here.
What does Cambridge's language mix look like?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
Which community in Cambridge grew most since 2016?
Fastest-growing language
Spanish
+42.7% since 2016
With about 210 speakers now, Spanish has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.
Which suburbs of Cambridge are most multilingual?
The 4 suburbs sit close together, Wembley at the top.
The suburb names link through to their own figures.
- WembleyLed by Mandarin22%2,655
- West LeedervilleLed by Italian15%589
- City BeachLed by Italian12%817
- FloreatLed by Mandarin11%978
- 4 suburbs in Cambridge. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
Where were Cambridge's residents born?
England is the most common overseas birthplace.
Country of birth
30.7% born overseas, across 97 countries.
- 01England2,121+4.9%
- 02Bhutan800+103%
- 03South Africa574+9.5%
- 04India523-10.0%
- 05New Zealand485-5.3%
- 06Malaysia473+24.8%
- 07China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)428+49.7%
- 08Ireland3960%
- 09United States of America322-1.5%
- 10Scotland295-10.9%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs14,018+36.7%
- 02Christianity13,973-7.5%
- 03Buddhism1,257+59.3%
- 04Hinduism603+1.9%
- 05Islam230+11.7%
- 06Judaism103-8.8%
Where does Cambridge sit on the map of Australia's languages?
Darker shading means more residents speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home. ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries. Open the national map.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
Other sources sometimes quote 19.3% for Cambridge. That figure treats the 1,027 unanswered forms as another language. This page uses 16.0%, and 16.6% is the share among those who answered.
Language lists name languages only; residual ABS groups are in the totals. Summed-suburb national totals run a little low.
Reuse these figures under CC BY 4.0 with credit to LEXIGO Language Map.
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