Vietnamese
165 speakers
That's one in 30 residents.
Carnarvon, Western Australia
The languages of Carnarvon beyond English
The 2021 Census found about 580 people in Carnarvon speaking a language other than English at home, with Vietnamese and Portuguese the largest groups. Just two languages are spoken by at least one in 100 people. The share for the City of Perth is more than twice as high as Carnarvon's.
- Residents
- 5,145
- Speak another language
- 578
- Languages at home
- 41
- Change since 2016
- −9.5%
What are the three biggest languages after English in Carnarvon?
Vietnamese, Portuguese and Croatian have the most speakers.
Portuguese
70 speakers
Its speaker count has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.
Croatian
46 speakers
About 0.9 per cent of all residents.
Which five languages lead in Carnarvon, and how have they changed?
Vietnamese has led the list since at least 2016.
Five rows to start: the languages with the most speakers, and how each has changed since 2016.
- 01165-22.5%
- 0270+45.8%
- 0346-2.1%
- 0438-15.6%
- 0533
Where does Carnarvon sit against Australia as a whole?
Carnarvon is a little under Australia as a whole. Among 137 councils in Western Australia, Carnarvon is 26th.
- Carnarvon
- 11.2%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- City of Perth
- 33.5%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home, by the same method for every area.
Where in Carnarvon is a language other than English most common?
The 12 suburbs sit close together, Morgantown at the top.
Open any suburb for its own language breakdown.
- North PlantationsLed by Vietnamese47%174
- South PlantationsLed by Vietnamese42%76
- Brown RangeLed by Vietnamese18%27
- Greys PlainLed by Martu Wangka12%16
- CarnarvonLed by Bislama11%30
- MorgantownLed by Portuguese10%72
- BrockmanLed by Portuguese9%92
- Coral BayLed by French5%12
- Kingsford (WA)Led by Croatian5%12
- East CarnarvonLed by Hindi4%34
- South CarnarvonLed by Mandarin4%33
- Wooramel0%0
- 12 suburbs in Carnarvon. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
Where were Carnarvon's residents born?
England is the most common overseas birthplace.
Country of birth
15.8% born overseas, across 40 countries.
- 01England164+0.6%
- 02Vietnam121-16.0%
- 03New Zealand84-15.2%
- 04Philippines48+29.7%
- 05Malaysia46+1433%
- 06Portugal45-2.2%
- 07Germany28+100%
- 08Croatia25-26.5%
- 09India25-13.8%
- 10Scotland21+40.0%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity2,109-20.0%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs1,967+11.9%
- 03Buddhism103-29.0%
- 04Islam42+1300%
- 05Hinduism20-35.5%
- 06Judaism3
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.
11.2% is the share of all residents who reported a language other than English. The 904 who didn't answer aren't counted as speakers. If they were, the share would be 28.8%; among respondents alone it's 13.6%.
Ranked lists skip broad categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which stay in the totals. National figures are summed from suburbs and sit a touch under the ABS release.
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