27.7% ▲ +158.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 21.6%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6112, WA · Postcode
Language in 6112, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 28% of people in postcode 6112 use a language other than English at home, a figure that has climbed steeply since 2011. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 67.1% of residents, Punjabi, Mandarin, Tagalog and Hindi are also common. The proportion of people using another language at home rose 17 points since 2011, though the 2.7% who speak little or no English has remained steady since 2016.
2.7% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 6112, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6112/6112-wa/topic/language