34.0% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6062, WA · Postcode
Language in 6062, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a third of residents in postcode 6062 use a language other than English at home, making it a far more linguistically diverse area than most. This creates a multicultural daily environment where 34% of people speak a second language, a figure that has risen steadily since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 61.9% of people, while others commonly speak Vietnamese, Mandarin, Italian, or Cantonese. This diversity is reflected in the fact that 6.1% of residents speak little or no English, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 2.3%.
6.1% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 6062, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6062/6062-wa/topic/language