11.0% ▲ +88.5%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6171, WA · Postcode
Language in 6171, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in postcode 6171 use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 11% of residents speak another language, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people speaking another language at home rose 5.1 percentage points since 2011 to 11%. English is the main language for 84% of the area, while very few people—just 0.8%—speak little or no English.
0.8% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 60% 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 6171, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6171/6171-wa/topic/language