4.5% ▼ -42.3%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6221, WA · Postcode
Language in 6221, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people have used a language other than English at home in postcode 6221 since 2011, falling from 7.7% to 4.5%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than the state or national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 4.5% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 18.4%. While English is the main language for 89.3% of residents, 1.7% speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas.
1.7% ▲ +82.6%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 6221, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6221/6221-wa/topic/language