Mandarin
90 speakers
That's one in 60 residents.
Gingin, Western Australia
Gingin's multilingual community
The 2021 Census found about 540 people in Gingin speaking a language other than English at home, with Mandarin and Afrikaans the largest groups. Most other languages here have fewer than one speaker per 100 residents. Across Western Australia, the share speaking another language is higher than in Gingin.
- Residents
- 5,611
- Speak another language
- 542
- Languages at home
- 36
- Change since 2016
- +42.6%
What are the three biggest languages after English in Gingin?
Mandarin, Afrikaans and Vietnamese have the most speakers.
Afrikaans
41 speakers
Its speaker count has grown by about three quarters since 2016.
Vietnamese
40 speakers
The community has grown by more than half since 2016.
Which five languages lead in Gingin, and how have they changed?
Overall, the multilingual share has grown fast since 2016.
Five rows to start: the languages with the most speakers, and how each has changed since 2016.
- 0190-8.2%
- 0241+70.8%
- 0340+66.7%
- 0440
- 0537
Where does Gingin sit against the City of Perth?
In the City of Perth, a language other than English is at least twice as common. Gingin is 30th among Western Australia councils.
- Gingin
- 9.7%
- City of Perth
- 33.5%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home, by the same method for every area.
How does the share change across Gingin's suburbs?
Across 12 suburbs, Lancelin leads narrowly.
Open any suburb for its own language breakdown.
- WilbingaLed by Vietnamese30%93
- LancelinLed by Mandarin15%110
- YealLed by Bislama13%77
- BoonanarringLed by Mandarin10%30
- Moore River National ParkLed by Afrikaans10%34
- GinginLed by Filipino8%76
- KarakinLed by Ukrainian8%42
- Ledge PointLed by Indonesian6%15
- Woodridge (WA)Led by Mandarin5%30
- GabbadahLed by Afrikaans4%32
- GuildertonLed by Sinhalese2%3
- Seabird0%0
- 12 suburbs in Gingin. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
What do birthplace and religion add in Gingin?
England is the most common overseas birthplace.
Country of birth
24.4% born overseas, across 50 countries.
- 01England412+7.3%
- 02New Zealand132+18.9%
- 03Philippines64-28.1%
- 04Taiwan50-9.1%
- 05Tonga46
- 06Scotland44-10.2%
- 07South Africa41+51.9%
- 08Ireland40+150%
- 09Vanuatu28
- 10Germany27-6.9%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs2,478+43.1%
- 02Christianity2,402-13.3%
- 03Buddhism71-1.4%
- 04Hinduism9+200%
- 05Islam9-18.2%
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 17.5% for Gingin. That figure treats the 441 unanswered forms as another language. This page uses 9.7%, and 10.5% 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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