8.0% ▲ +45.9%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6260, WA · Postcode
Language in 6260, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in postcode 6260 compared to the rest of the country. Only 8% of the population uses another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most Australian regions.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 80% of residents speak only English, the use of other languages has risen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011. Around 1.4% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Western Australian figure.
1.4% ▼ -2.6%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 6260, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6260/6260-wa/topic/language