18.9% ▲ +62.9%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6220, WA · Postcode
Language in 6220, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 19% of people in postcode 6220 use a language other than English at home, a figure that has jumped 7.3 points since 2011. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most similar places, even though it sits well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is used by 75.3% of residents, Italian is the most common other language at 4.4%, followed by Tagalog and Mandarin. Only 2.4% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most areas.
2.4% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 6220, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6220/6220-wa/topic/language