42.2% ▲ +48.8%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 37.3%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6155, WA · Postcode
Language in 6155, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Among the highest for its area type, 42.2% of people in postcode 6155 speak a language other than English at home. This linguistic diversity has grown quickly, with the proportion of people using other languages rising by 14 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 52.9% of residents, while Mandarin (11.7%), Cantonese (3.5%), and Punjabi (2.7%) are the next most common. This variety is reflected in the 5.6% who speak little or no English, a figure well above the Western Australian average of 2.3%.
5.6% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 6155, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6155/6155-wa/topic/language