17.4% ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6018, WA · Postcode
Language in 6018, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
The use of languages other than English has risen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 6018. This area is now more linguistically diverse than most similar places, though it remains less so than the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 17.4% of people here use a language other than English at home, a figure well below the Australian average of 22.3%. While English is the main language for 78.4% of residents, the most common other languages are Mandarin, Italian and Cantonese.
1.8% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 6018, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6018/6018-wa/topic/language