2.1% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6236, WA · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 91.5% of people in postcode 6236. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the country, with very few residents speaking a language other than English at home.
English and the largest community languages.
Only 2.1% of people use another language at home, a figure far below the national average of 22.3% and lower than most similar areas. This has fallen since 2011, and there are currently no residents who speak little or no English.
2.1% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 6236, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6236/6236-wa/topic/language