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6037, WA · Postcode

Language in 6037, WA

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Only 5.9% of people in postcode 6037 use a language other than English at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than Western Australia and the rest of the country. While English is the dominant tongue, the use of other languages has risen slightly since 2011.

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📍 6037, WA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 86.1% of residents, and the number of people using other languages is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is consistent with the fact that very few people—just 0.2%—speak little or no English, a figure well below the Australian average.

People using another language at home

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5.9% ▲ +35.2%

Higher than 54% of postcode areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▼ -51.9%

Lower than 65% of postcode areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In 6037, WA, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 86.1% Italian 0.4% Mandarin 0.3% Tagalog 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Punjabi 0.1%

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 6037, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6037/6037-wa/topic/language