Derby, Derby-West Kimberley

Languages spoken in Derby (WA)

Most homes in Derby speak only English. At the 2021 Census, about 280 people used another language, most often Kriol. Derby-West Kimberley has a higher share than Derby. For the wider picture, Derby-West Kimberley has a page of its own.

Residents
2,998
Speak another language
9.3%-39.6%
Languages spoken
30
Born overseas
8.9%

What languages do people in Derby speak besides English?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Malayalam
    27-6.9%
  2. 02
    Swahili
    18
  3. 03
    Bengali
    15
  4. 04
    Maori (New Zealand)
    8-27.3%
  5. 05
    Tagalog
    8+14.3%
  6. 06
    Gilbertese
    5
  7. 07
    Hindi
    50%
  8. 08
    Afrikaans
    4
  9. 09
    French
    4
  10. 10
    German
    4-33.3%

Where does Derby sit against Western Australia?

The share speaking another language is below the figure for Western Australia.

Derby (WA)
9.3%
Derby-West Kimberley
32.8%
Western Australia
17.3%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

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Derby (WA) is part of Derby-West Kimberley, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.