7.5% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6158, WA · Postcode
Language in 6158, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language in postcode 6158, where 88.3% of people speak only English at home. While this is higher than the state and national figures, the area has seen a small drop in the use of other languages over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 7.5% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that is far below the national average. Very few people struggle with English, as just 0.7% speak little or no English, a rate that has barely changed since 2016.
0.7% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 6158, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6158/6158-wa/topic/language