9.2% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6157, WA · Postcode
Language in 6157, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 86.6% of people in postcode 6157. While more people here use a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas, the overall figure remains far below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 9.2% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is much lower than the 22.3% national average, and very few people (0.8%) speak little or no English.
0.8% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 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 6157, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6157/6157-wa/topic/language