31.0% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6150, WA · Postcode
Language in 6150, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 31% of people in postcode 6150 speak a language other than English at home, a figure far above the Western Australian average. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most other regions in the state. While English remains the main language, a significant portion of the community uses a variety of other tongues daily.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 31.0% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 8.5%, followed by Cantonese at 4.6%. Around 3.3% of people speak little or no English, a rate that is a little above the state average.
3.3% ▼ -3.5%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 6150, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6150/6150-wa/topic/language