18.7% ▼ -18.6%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6006, WA · Postcode
Language in 6006, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in postcode 6006 compared to the national average. While 18.7% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the 22.3% figure for Australia. This reflects a downward trend, as the proportion of non-English speakers fell by 4.3 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 77.4% of the population, with Italian being the most common other language at 4.4%. While 3.0% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than most areas, this figure fell slightly from 3.9% in 2016.
3.0% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 6006, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6006/6006-wa/topic/language