13.2% ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6056, WA · Postcode
Language in 6056, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 80.6% of people in postcode 6056. While most residents speak only English, the number of people using another language at home has risen to 13.2% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The share of people using another language at home is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 1.4% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is about the same as the state average.
1.4% ▼ -13.5%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 6056, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6056/6056-wa/topic/language