12.2% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6160, WA · Postcode
Language in 6160, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English in postcode 6160 than in most similar areas. However, the 12.2% of residents using another language at home is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 12.2% of people use a language other than English at home, this is well below the Western Australian average of 18.4%. Italian is the most common non-English language at 2.9%, and very few people, just 1.4%, speak little or no English.
1.4% ▼ -32.6%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 6160, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6160/6160-wa/topic/language