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Joondalup, Western Australia

The languages of Joondalup beyond English

At the 2021 Census, about 15,000 people in Joondalup spoke a language other than English at home, most often Afrikaans. Mandarin is close behind, within a fifth of the leader's total. The share for the City of Perth is more than twice as high as Joondalup's.

Residents
158,599
Speak another language
15,155
Languages at home
120
Change since 2016
+0.9%

What are the three biggest languages after English in Joondalup?

Afrikaans is the largest, and at least one language here reaches one in 100 residents.

Afrikaans

1,710 speakers

That's one in 90 residents.

Mandarin

1,381 speakers

Used at home by fewer than one in 100 residents.

Italian

1,013 speakers

About 0.6 per cent of all residents.

Which five languages lead in Joondalup, and how have they changed?

Afrikaans 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.

  1. 01
    Afrikaans
    1,710-2.7%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    1,381+6.9%
  3. 03
    Italian
    1,013-11.0%
  4. 04
    German
    782-7.8%
  5. 05
    Spanish
    672+21.7%

Where does Joondalup sit against Australia as a whole?

Nationally, a language other than English is at least twice as common. Within Western Australia, Joondalup ranks 29th of 137.

Joondalup
9.6%
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.

Every council ranked, Joondalup included.

How does the share change across Joondalup's suburbs?

No suburb stands far apart; Joondalup is highest and Marmion lowest.

Open any suburb for its own language breakdown.

Which countries are Joondalup's overseas-born residents from?

England is the most common overseas birthplace.

Country of birth

35.1% born overseas, across 134 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    22,572-1.3%
  2. 02
    South Africa
    5,689+1.0%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    4,088-6.4%
  4. 04
    Scotland
    3,282+1.9%
  5. 05
    Ireland
    2,635+16.9%
  6. 06
    India
    1,302+7.0%
  7. 07
    Zimbabwe
    1,225-5.4%
  8. 08
    Malaysia
    990+9.5%
  9. 09
    Wales
    832+4.7%
  10. 10
    Germany
    808+4.3%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    75,596-12.7%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    71,991+39.5%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    1,678-2.4%
  4. 04
    Islam
    1,385+9.1%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    1,346+20.9%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    164+23.3%

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 12.7% for Joondalup. That figure treats the 4,999 unanswered forms as another language. This page uses 9.6%, and 9.9% 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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