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6284, WA · Postcode

Language in 6284, WA

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Only 4.9% of people in postcode 6284 speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. This makes it a very linguistically uniform area where English is the dominant tongue. The use of other languages has risen slightly by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 6284, WA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 84.5% of residents, with the state and national figures for other languages being far higher. Very few people struggle with English, as only 0.2% speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the Australian average.

People using another language at home

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4.9% ▲ +60.7%

Lower than 52% of postcode areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▼ -6.1%

Lower than 65% 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.

Language used at home

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In 6284, WA, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 84.5% Italian 0.7% Vietnamese 0.2% Punjabi 0.2%

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 6284, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6284/6284-wa/topic/language