11.1% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6156, WA · Postcode
Language in 6156, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower proportion of people speak another language at home in postcode 6156 compared to the national figure. While 11.1% of residents use a language other than English, this is well below the Western Australian average. Most households here speak only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 84.5% of people, with small numbers speaking Italian, Mandarin, Cantonese or Arabic. Only 0.9% of the population speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure and has barely changed since 2016.
0.9% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 6156, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6156/6156-wa/topic/language