35.5% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6105, WA · Postcode
Language in 6105, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over 35% of people in postcode 6105 speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This high level of linguistic diversity has grown steadily over the last decade, making the area much more multilingual than most other regions.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 57.7% of residents speak only English, a much higher proportion than usual use another language, with Mandarin, Arabic, and Tagalog being the most common. This trend is consistent with the 4.7% who speak little or no English, a figure that is a little above the state and national averages.
4.7% ▼ -9.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.7%
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 6105, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6105/6105-wa/topic/language