17.2% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.6%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 17.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6166, WA · Postcode
Language in 6166, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people have used a language other than English at home in postcode 6166 since 2011, when the figure was 19.6%. Today, 17.2% of residents use another language at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. English remains the primary language for the vast majority of the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 17.2% of people use a language other than English, only 1.7% speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most areas. The most common non-English languages spoken here are Italian at 3.7%, Tagalog at 1.0%, and Mandarin at 0.6%.
1.7% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 6166, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6166/6166-wa/topic/language