5.5% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6173, WA · Postcode
Language in 6173, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About the same as most similar areas, postcode 6173 is a place where very few people use a language other than English at home. Only 5.5% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 90.7% of people here. Very few residents speak little or no English at 0.3%, a figure that is well below the Australian average of 3.4% and has remained steady since 2016.
0.3% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 6173, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6173/6173-wa/topic/language