Malay
218 speakers
Spoken at home by 5.5 per cent of residents.
Katanning, Western Australia
Languages spoken in Katanning
Malay, Karen and Burmese are the main languages after English in Katanning, where the 2021 Census counted 19 per cent of residents speaking one at home. Karen runs a close second. Across Western Australia, the share is much the same as in Katanning.
- Residents
- 3,988
- Speak another language
- 742
- Languages at home
- 33
- Change since 2016
- +0.1%
What languages are spoken in Katanning?
Is Katanning more or less multilingual than Australia as a whole?
Katanning's share trails the national share. Katanning ranks 15th in Western Australia, in the top half.
- Katanning
- 18.6%
- 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 Katanning, and how have they changed?
Ranked by speakers, with the movement since the previous census. Unnamed ABS categories ("Chinese, nfd" and the like) are left off the list but kept in the totals.
How big is each language community in Katanning?
- 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 Katanning?
Fastest-growing language
Karen
+7.6% since 2016
It started from at least 150 speakers in 2016, so the rise isn't a small-number effect.
Which suburbs of Katanning are most multilingual?
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- KatanningLed by Malay21%738
- Coblinine1%4
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 2 suburbs in all.
What do birthplace and religion say about Katanning?
The largest group born overseas comes from Myanmar.
Country of birth
19.4% born overseas, across 34 countries.
- 01Myanmar127-21.1%
- 02New Zealand122-12.9%
- 03England109-0.9%
- 04Thailand78+4.0%
- 05South Africa49+123%
- 06Vanuatu49
- 07Afghanistan30-60.0%
- 08Malaysia27+68.8%
- 09Philippines27+28.6%
- 10Singapore18+125%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity1,698-12.5%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs1,449+35.4%
- 03Islam350-13.2%
- 04Buddhism76+15.2%
- 05Hinduism5-82.1%
Where does Katanning sit on the map of Australia's languages?
Darker shading means more residents speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home. ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries. Open the national map.
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.
How the headline share is counted: 18.6% is residents who named a language other than English, as a share of everyone. Another 427 didn't answer the question. Counting them as speaking another language would give 29.3%; leaving them out of the population altogether gives 20.8%. Higher figures quoted elsewhere usually come from one of those.
Two caveats: summing suburbs leaves out residents with no usual address, so national totals land a little under ABS published figures, and ranked lists leave out broad ABS categories that don't name a language.
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