7.5% ▲ +66.8%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6232, WA · Postcode
Language in 6232, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 87% of people in postcode 6232. While most residents speak only English, the number of people using another language at home rose to 7.5% in 2021.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people using another language at home is higher than in most similar areas, though it remains far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few residents speak little or no English, at just 0.7%, which is a little below the Australian average.
0.7% ▼ -9.8%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 6232, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6232/6232-wa/topic/language