Mandarin
7,268 speakers
Spoken at home by 5.4 per cent of residents.
Gosnells, Western Australia
The languages of Gosnells
The 2021 Census shows 35 per cent of residents in Gosnells using a language other than English at home, a mix without one dominant group and led by Mandarin. Of the top five, Punjabi has grown by about three quarters since 2016. Measured against Western Australia, Gosnells' share is more than twice as high.
- Residents
- 134,385
- Speak another language
- 46,536
- Languages at home
- 153
- Change since 2016
- +19.2%
Which three languages are most common in Gosnells?
Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languagesLEXIGO works in multicultural communication. First Nations languages are optional to display and are not counted in the multicultural rankings.
Is Gosnells more or less multilingual than Australia as a whole?
Gosnells' share is higher than the national share. Within Western Australia, Gosnells ranks 2nd of 137.
- Gosnells
- 34.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
Residents speaking a language other than English at home, as a share of all residents.
Which languages lead in Gosnells, and how have they changed?
Speakers at home, with the change since 2016. Broad ABS categories such as "Chinese, nfd" count towards the totals but aren't listed, so the shares can add up to more than the languages shown.
How big is each language community in Gosnells?
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
- Grew 50%+
- 25%+
- 10%+
- Held
- Slipped
- Declined 10%+
- Not comparable
What's the fastest-growing language in Gosnells?
Fastest-growing language
Hazaraghi
+106.8% since 2016
It started from at least 150 speakers in 2016, so the rise isn't a small-number effect.
Which suburbs of Gosnells are most multilingual?
Langford and Orange Grove sit at opposite ends.
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- LangfordLed by Mandarin47%2,507
- BeckenhamLed by Mandarin44%3,943
- Canning ValeLed by Mandarin40%13,770
- MaddingtonLed by Hazaraghi39%4,827
- Southern RiverLed by Mandarin39%4,973
- KenwickLed by Chin Haka37%2,040
- ThornlieLed by Mandarin29%6,805
- GosnellsLed by Hazaraghi25%5,320
- Huntingdale (WA)Led by Mandarin24%2,122
- MartinLed by Dutch14%213
- Orange Grove (WA)Led by Filipino2%16
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 11 suburbs in all.
What do birthplace and religion say about Gosnells?
More than two in five residents were born overseas.
Country of birth
42.6% born overseas, across 145 countries.
- 01India8,165+29.1%
- 02England7,251-11.5%
- 03Malaysia4,577+5.3%
- 04Philippines3,796+27.2%
- 05China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)3,7130%
- 06New Zealand3,578-15.1%
- 07Indonesia1,986+19.6%
- 08Singapore1,969-3.3%
- 09Afghanistan1,957+41.2%
- 10South Africa1,855-4.4%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity52,811-11.8%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs44,700+25.7%
- 03Islam14,233+52.9%
- 04Hinduism5,960+25.3%
- 05Buddhism5,205+3.1%
- 06Judaism13+225%
Where does Gosnells sit on the map of Australia's languages?
Gosnells on the Language Map, shaded for residents who speak a multicultural languageany language other than English at home (ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries). View all councils.
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.
A note on method: 8,086 residents didn't state a language, and this page doesn't count them as speaking one. That's why 34.6% sits below the 40.6% you'd get by counting every blank, and below 36.8% measured across respondents only.
Figures for Gosnells 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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