23.1% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 25.5%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6101, WA · Postcode
Language in 6101, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly one quarter of people in postcode 6101 use a language other than English at home. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most similar places. While the typical resident speaks English, the region remains well above the state average for non-English speakers.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 23.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well above the Western Australian figure of 18.4%. English is the main language for 70.6% of residents, followed by Mandarin at 3.2% and Italian at 1.4%. Around 2.6% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most areas.
2.6% ▼ -26.6%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 6101, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6101/6101-wa/topic/language