Thai
17 speakers
It has more than doubled since 2016.
Leonora, Western Australia
The languages of Leonora
Wangkatha is the most widely spoken First Nations language in Leonora, where 141 people speak a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census. Thai is barely behind. In the City of Perth, a language other than English is at least twice as common.
- Residents
- 1,556
- Speak another language
- 141
- Languages at home
- 21
- Change since 2016
- +54.9%
What First Nations languages are spoken at home in Leonora?
1 First Nations languages have speakers here, led by Wangkatha, Tjupany and Martu Wangka. Together they account for nearly one in four of those who speak a language other than English.
- 0118+500%
- 029
- 035+66.7%
The ABS’s own post-enumeration survey found the census missed a much larger share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than of the population overall, so counts here are best read as a floor.
How different is Leonora from Australia as a whole?
Nationally, a language other than English is at least twice as common. Within Western Australia, Leonora ranks 52nd of 137.
- Leonora
- 9.1%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- City of Perth
- 33.5%
Each bar uses the same count: residents who named another home language, over all residents.
How do Leonora's languages rank?
The chip beside each count is the change since 2016. Totals include broad ABS categories like "Chinese, nfd" that the list leaves out.
- 0118+500%
- 0217+143%
- 0311+267%
- 049
- 059
- 068+100%
- 077
- 086+100%
- 095
- 105+66.7%
Which other languages are spoken in Leonora?
Beyond First Nations languages, these are the largest.
Tagalog
11 speakers
Its speaker count has more than tripled since 2016.
Maori (New Zealand)
9 speakers
About 0.6 per cent of all residents.
Which localities in Leonora have the most speakers of other languages?
The suburb names link through to their own figures.
- LeonoraLed by Wangkatha14%94
- LeinsterLed by Tagalog5%47
- 2 suburbs in Leonora. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
How does Leonora look on the map?
Leonora 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.
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.
The headline 9.1% counts only residents who named a language other than English. 500 people left the question blank; treat every blank as another language and the figure is 41.2%, while measuring only those who answered gives 13.4%.
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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