40.5% ▲ +21.0%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6017, WA · Postcode
Language in 6017, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far higher share of people speak a language other than English at home in postcode 6017 than in the rest of the state. This figure has risen to 40.5%, making the area one of the most linguistically diverse at this level. It is a community where nearly half of the residents use a language other than English outside of work or school.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 51.7% of people speak only English, others use languages such as Italian, Mandarin and Punjabi. Those who speak little or no English make up 4.2% of the population, which is much higher than most areas, though this figure fell slightly since 2016.
4.2% ▼ -30.9%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 6017, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6017/6017-wa/topic/language