47.4% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 32.5%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6107, WA · Postcode
Language in 6107, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in postcode 6107 use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This diversity has grown quickly, with the proportion of people speaking another language rising 15 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 47.4% of people use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. While English is the most common (46.4%), Mandarin, Punjabi, Arabic, and Cantonese are also widely spoken. This is reflected in the 6.8% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure well above both the state and national averages.
6.8% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 6107, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6107/6107-wa/topic/language