3.6% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6073, WA · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just 3.6% of people in postcode 6073 use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure, making it an area where English is overwhelmingly the main way people communicate. This trend has remained steady over the last decade.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language spoken by 92.4% of residents, which is much lower than the 22.3% national average for other languages. Only 0.3% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the Australian average and has fallen since 2016.
3.6% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.3% ▼ -67.0%
Lower than 61% 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 6073, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6073/6073-wa/topic/language