10.8% ▲ +14.9%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6023, WA · Postcode
Language in 6023, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English in postcode 6023 than in most similar areas. While 10.8% of residents use another language at home, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. English remains the dominant tongue for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 86.8% of people, with Mandarin and Italian being the most common other languages. This area has a higher share of people who speak little or no English than most similar areas, though at 0.8% this is still a little below the Australian average.
0.8% ▼ -12.3%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 6023, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6023/6023-wa/topic/language