East Perth, Perth
The languages of East Perth
At the 2021 Census, 37 per cent of residents in East Perth spoke a language other than English at home, most often Mandarin. The next largest is Spanish. The share speaking another language is more than twice the figure for Western Australia.
- Residents
- 11,570
- Speak another language
- 36.6%+12.7%
- Languages spoken
- 62
- Born overseas
- 53.5%
What languages are spoken in East Perth?
- 01Mandarin891+25.7%
- 02Spanish322+67.7%
- 03Cantonese306+20.9%
- 04Japanese259+48.9%
- 05Korean171-41.0%
- 06Hindi168+1.8%
- 07Portuguese162-22.9%
- 08Indonesian158+46.3%
- 09Vietnamese143+4.4%
- 10Persian (excluding Dari)130+13.0%
Where were East Perth's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up about 6,200 people, most often from England.
- 01England769+6.5%
- 02China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)578+40.3%
- 03India481+22.7%
- 04Malaysia377+3.3%
- 05Japan267+52.6%
- 06New Zealand230-11.5%
- 07Singapore221+27.0%
- 08Philippines208+106%
- 09Indonesia195+39.3%
- 10Colombia187+103%
Where does East Perth sit against Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is 1.7 times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- East Perth
- 36.6%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's East Perth's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs4,993+37.4%
- 02Christianity3,834+2.1%
- 03Buddhism590+15.7%
- 04Hinduism542+17.1%
- 05Islam495+15.9%
- 06Judaism45+45.2%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
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