38.1% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 39.1%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 38.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6102, WA · Postcode
Language in 6102, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Among the highest in the region for linguistic diversity, 38.1% of people in postcode 6102 speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and reflects a multicultural community where nearly four in ten residents use another language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 52.3% speak only English, Mandarin is the most common second language at 6.1%. The proportion of people who speak little or no English is much higher than most areas at 4.2%, though this fell from 6.3% in 2016.
4.2% ▼ -33.0%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 4.2%
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 6102, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6102/6102-wa/topic/language