23.3% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 23.9%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6016, WA · Postcode
Language in 6016, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 72.7% of people in postcode 6016. This area is more linguistically diverse than most, with nearly a quarter of residents speaking a language other than English at home. This trend has grown slightly since 2011, making it a multicultural pocket within Greater Perth.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 23.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 18.4%. While Italian is the most common non-English tongue at 2.4%, only 2.1% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that has fallen since 2016.
2.1% ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 6016, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6016/6016-wa/topic/language