8.9% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6168, WA · Postcode
Language in 6168, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
The number of people speaking a language other than English in postcode 6168 has risen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011. While this growth is steady, only 8.9% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 82.6% of residents. Although 8.9% of people use another language at home—higher than in most similar areas—this is well below the Western Australian average. Very few people, just 1.1%, speak little or no English.
1.1% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 6168, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6168/6168-wa/topic/language