3.5% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6237, WA · Postcode
Language in 6237, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in postcode 6237 compared to the rest of the country. Only 3.5% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This reflects a community that is much less linguistically diverse than most Australian areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the sole language for 90.2% of residents, with only 0.1% speaking little or no English. This is well below the national figure of 3.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
0.1% ▼ -74.5%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.1%
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 6237, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6237/6237-wa/topic/language