5.9% ▲ +20.5%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6071, WA · Postcode
Language in 6071, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in postcode 6071 compared to the rest of the state. Only 5.9% of residents use another language at home, which is a huge gap when compared to the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most of Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 89.4% of residents, and those who speak little or no English make up just 0.3% of the population. While the number of people using another language at home rose slightly to 5.9% since 2011, this remains well below the Western Australian average of 18.4%.
0.3% ▲ +45.6%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 6071, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6071/6071-wa/topic/language