13.8% ▲ +40.8%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6036, WA · Postcode
Language in 6036, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 81.7% of people in postcode 6036. While more residents have started speaking other languages at home since 2011, the area remains well below the state and national figures for linguistic diversity.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 13.8% of people here use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas. Very few residents speak little or no English at 1.1%, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.1% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 6036, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6036/6036-wa/topic/language