24.1% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6051, WA · Postcode
Language in 6051, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than one in four people in postcode 6051 use a language other than English at home, making it more diverse than most areas. This variety shapes daily life in the community, though the proportion of people speaking other languages has fallen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 24.1% of residents speak a language other than English, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 18.4%. While English is the main language for 70.1% of people, others include Mandarin, Vietnamese and Punjabi; meanwhile, 2.9% of the population speak little or no English.
2.9% ▼ -30.9%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 6051, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6051/6051-wa/topic/language