8.6% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6057, WA · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in postcode 6057 compared to the rest of the country. While 22.3% of Australians use another language at home, only 8.6% do so here, though this figure has risen since 2011.
English and the largest community languages.
Most residents speak only English (87.2%), and the 0.8% who speak little or no English is a figure that has barely changed since 2016. This is higher than most similar areas, though still a little below the state and national figures.
8.6% ▲ +39.5%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.8% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 59% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 6057, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6057/6057-wa/topic/language