32.3% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6059, WA · Postcode
Language in 6059, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over 32% of people in postcode 6059 use a language other than English at home, which is far above the Western Australian figure. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most other regions. The number of people speaking other languages has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 32.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure well above the national average. While English is most common at 63.9%, Vietnamese, Italian, Mandarin and Cantonese are also spoken. A little more than 4.9% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than the state and national figures.
4.9% ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.9%
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).
More for 6059, WA
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 6059, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6059/6059-wa/topic/language