23.1% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6153, WA · Postcode
Language in 6153, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language diversity in postcode 6153 has grown significantly since 2011, with the share of people using a language other than English at home rising by 5 percentage points. Now, 23.1% of the population speaks another language, which is well above the Western Australian figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While many people use a language other than English, only 2.1% speak little or no English. Most residents speak English only (73.6%), with Mandarin (5.4%) and Cantonese (2.0%) being the most common other languages used.
2.1% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 6153, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6153/6153-wa/topic/language