6.5% ▲ +31.2%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6121, WA · Postcode
Language in 6121, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue for the vast majority of people in postcode 6121. Only 6.5% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 90% of the population speaks only English at home, while those using another language rose slightly to 6.5% since 2011. Very few people—just 0.8%—speak little or no English, though this is higher than in most similar areas.
0.8% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 6121, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6121/6121-wa/topic/language