13.8% ▲ +12.1%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6012, WA · Postcode
Language in 6012, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in postcode 6012 now speak a language other than English at home, with this figure rising 1.5 percentage points since 2011. While 13.8% of the population uses another language, this is still well below the state and national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 80.7% of residents, though Mandarin is the most common other language at 1.8%. Only 1.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most areas but a little below the Australian average.
1.1% ▼ -8.1%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 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 6012, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6012/6012-wa/topic/language