9.3% ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6285, WA · Postcode
Language in 6285, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 83.0% of people in postcode 6285. While the area is less linguistically diverse than the state and national averages, the proportion of people using another language at home has risen to 9.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by most, but 9.3% of residents use another language at home, which is higher than in most similar areas. Only 1.2% speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.2% ▲ +28.5%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 6285, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6285/6285-wa/topic/language