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Languages spoken in Perth (WA)

32.5% of Perth (WA) residents speak a language other than English at home, across 65 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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13,357

Residents

32.5%

+20.2%

Speak a language other than English

65

Languages spoken

48.0%

+21.7%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    1,046+36.2%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese
    309+60.9%
  3. 03
    Spanish
    301+125%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    286+5.9%
  5. 05
    Korean
    159-30.9%
  6. 06
    Italian
    158-40.8%
  7. 07
    Indonesian
    147+22.5%
  8. 08
    Hindi
    134+47.3%
  9. 09
    Japanese
    131-13.2%
  10. 10
    Thai
    128+121%

Where residents were born

48.0% born overseas, across 84 countries.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    788+77.5%
  2. 02
    England
    709+15.5%
  3. 03
    India
    531+80.6%
  4. 04
    Malaysia
    335+35.6%
  5. 05
    New Zealand
    327+9.0%
  6. 06
    Vietnam
    256+52.4%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    202+37.4%
  8. 08
    Singapore
    192+28.9%
  9. 09
    Indonesia
    186+48.8%
  10. 10
    Ireland
    160+3.9%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Perth (WA) at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    6,597+48.6%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    3,599-2.4%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    588+8.9%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    550+76.8%
  5. 05
    Islam
    416+48.0%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    38-7.3%

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