15.8% —
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6038, WA · Postcode
Language in 6038, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in postcode 6038 speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 15.8% of residents use another language, this is still well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 80% of the population, though the use of other languages rose by 2.3 points since 2016. Only 1.0% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most areas but still lower than the state and national figures.
1.0% ▼ -14.0%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 6038, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6038/6038-wa/topic/language