Afrikaans
19 speakers
The community has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.
Lake Grace, Western Australia
Lake Grace's multilingual community
The 2021 Census found one in 19 residents in Lake Grace speaking a language other than English at home, with Afrikaans and Mandarin the largest groups. The rest are smaller communities, below one in 100 residents each. Nationally, a language other than English is at least twice as common.
- Residents
- 1,254
- Speak another language
- 67
- Languages at home
- 14
- Change since 2016
- +13.6%
Who speaks another language at home in Lake Grace?
Afrikaans, Mandarin and Dutch have the most speakers.
Which languages make up most of Lake Grace's multilingual community?
These communities are broadly the size they were in 2016.
The five largest languages other than English, with the change since 2016. The full list is one click away.
How does Lake Grace compare with the City of Perth?
The share for the City of Perth is more than twice as high as Lake Grace's. Within Western Australia, Lake Grace ranks 51st of 137.
- Lake Grace
- 5.3%
- City of Perth
- 33.5%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Each bar uses the same count: residents who named another home language, over all residents.
Where in Lake Grace is a language other than English most common?
Open any suburb for its own language breakdown.
- Lake GraceLed by Mandarin9%42
- Magenta (WA)Led by Afrikaans6%14
- North BurngupLed by Afrikaans5%8
- NewdegateLed by Cantonese3%3
- South Lake Grace0%0
- 5 suburbs, ordered by the share speaking another language at home, with the head count underneath.
Where were Lake Grace's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, England leads.
Country of birth
12.0% born overseas, across 15 countries.
- 01England390%
- 02New Zealand36+28.6%
- 03South Africa17+70.0%
- 04Ireland9+125%
- 05Philippines8-11.1%
- 06China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)7+75.0%
- 07Zimbabwe60%
- 08Netherlands5-44.4%
- 09Lebanon4
- 10India30%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01No religion or secular beliefs579+63.6%
- 02Christianity559-25.4%
- 03Islam4
- 04Buddhism3
- 05Hinduism30%
Figures come from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (language used at home), aggregated from Statistical Area Level 2 to Local Government Area, with 2016 for comparison.
5.3% is the share of all residents who reported a language other than English. The 82 who didn't answer aren't counted as speakers. If they were, the share would be 11.9%; among respondents alone it's 5.7%.
Ranked lists skip broad categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which stay in the totals. National figures are summed from suburbs and sit a touch under the ABS release.
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