9.4% ▼ -31.5%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6078, WA · Postcode
Language in 6078, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people have used a language other than English at home in postcode 6078 since 2011, when the figure was 13.7%. Today, 84.6% of the population speaks only English, making the area much less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 9.4% of residents use another language at home—which is higher than most similar areas—this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. English is dominant, with Vietnamese (1.7%) and Italian (1.6%) as the most common other languages, and only 1.0% of people speak little or no English.
1.0% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 6078, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6078/6078-wa/topic/language