26.7% —
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6079, WA · Postcode
Language in 6079, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a quarter of people in postcode 6079 use a language other than English at home, making it much more linguistically diverse than most areas. This is a significant shift for the region, as the number of people speaking other languages has jumped 13 points since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 26.7% of residents speak another language at home—well above the national figure of 22.3%—there is no one in the area who speaks little or no English.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 6079, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6079/6079-wa/topic/language