8.9% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6020, WA · Postcode
Language in 6020, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people in postcode 6020 use a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the country. Only 8.9% of residents speak another language, a figure that is far below the national average of 22.3%. This pattern has remained steady for a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 8.9% of people use another language at home—higher than in most similar areas—this is well below the Western Australian figure of 18.4%. English is the only language for 88.2% of residents, and the 0.7% who speak little or no English is slightly below the national figure.
0.7% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 6020, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6020/6020-wa/topic/language