12.3% ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6010, WA · Postcode
Language in 6010, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 83.2% of people in postcode 6010. While more people here speak another language at home than in most similar areas, this figure is still far below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 12.3% of residents use another language at home, a figure that rose 2.4 points since 2011. Only 1.1% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the state and national figures.
1.1% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 6010, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6010/6010-wa/topic/language