6.7% ▲ +37.4%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6210, WA · Postcode
Language in 6210, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in postcode 6210 have started speaking a language other than English at home since 2011. While this figure has risen to 6.7%, the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Western Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 87.1% of residents, which is far below the national figure for people using only English. Only 0.6% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.6% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 6210, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6210/6210-wa/topic/language