9.5% ▲ +25.1%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6230, WA · Postcode
Language in 6230, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English in postcode 6230 than in most similar areas. While 9.5% of residents use another language at home, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. This linguistic diversity has grown slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 83.8% of people, with small numbers speaking Italian, Tagalog, or Mandarin. Only 0.9% of residents speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the Western Australian average.
0.9% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 6230, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6230/6230-wa/topic/language