22.3% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6009, WA · Postcode
Language in 6009, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in postcode 6009 now speak a language other than English at home, rising 2.5 percentage points since 2011. This area is now much more linguistically diverse than most other areas, with 22.3% of residents using another language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 22.3% of people use another language at home—well above the Western Australian figure of 18.4%—very few struggle with English. Only 1.6% speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure of 3.4%. After English, the most common languages are Mandarin (6.8%), Cantonese (1.9%), and Vietnamese (0.8%).
1.6% ▼ -27.8%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 6009, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6009/6009-wa/topic/language