18.7% ▲ +83.2%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 16.3%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6069, WA · Postcode
Language in 6069, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English at home in postcode 6069 compared to most similar areas. While 76.7% of residents speak only English, the use of other languages has risen by 8.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 18.7%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Punjabi is the most common non-English language at 2.2%, followed by Arabic, Tagalog and Hindi. Despite the increase in diverse languages, the 1.7% of people who speak little or no English is a little below the national figure.
1.7% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 6069, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6069/6069-wa/topic/language