2.3% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6209, WA · Postcode
Language in 6209, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language patterns in postcode 6209 have remained very steady since 2011. English is the dominant tongue here, with only 2.3% of residents using another language at home, a figure far below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 2.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much lower than most areas and far below the 22.3% national figure. English only is spoken by 89.4% of residents, and the small number of people who speak little or no English (0.5%) is a little below the Australian average.
0.5% ▲ +39.4%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 6209, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6209/6209-wa/topic/language