29.7% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6005, WA · Postcode
Language in 6005, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language spoken in postcode 6005, where 63.8% of residents use it exclusively at home. However, nearly 30% of people here speak another language, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 29.7% of people speak a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most areas. While this is far above the Western Australian figure, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is just 3.4%, which is about the same as the national average.
3.4% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 6005, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6005/6005-wa/topic/language