WA · Suburb

Languages spoken in West Perth

26.9% of West Perth residents speak a language other than English at home, across 55 languages (ABS Census 2021).

5,933

Residents

26.9%

+6.3%

Speak a language other than English

55

Languages spoken

44.9%

+5.8%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    250+6.4%
  2. 02
    Spanish
    145+15.1%
  3. 03
    Italian
    133+18.8%
  4. 04
    Japanese
    77+40.0%
  5. 05
    Cantonese
    72-5.3%
  6. 06
    Hindi
    65+38.3%
  7. 07
    Persian (excluding Dari)
    57-20.8%
  8. 08
    Portuguese
    55-38.2%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese
    54+92.9%
  10. 10
    Korean
    52-34.2%

Where residents were born

44.9% born overseas, across 69 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    386+10.6%
  2. 02
    India
    242+29.4%
  3. 03
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    162+1.3%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    151-3.2%
  5. 05
    Malaysia
    121+16.3%
  6. 06
    South Africa
    104+40.5%
  7. 07
    Italy
    84-13.4%
  8. 08
    Singapore
    79+29.5%
  9. 09
    Japan
    75+31.6%
  10. 10
    Ireland
    72-31.4%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in West Perth at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,960+46.2%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    2,009+1.3%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    241+26.2%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    201+19.6%
  5. 05
    Islam
    168+33.3%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    18-33.3%

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