2.8% ▼ -4.7%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6290, WA · Postcode
Language in 6290, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language use in postcode 6290 has barely changed since 2011, remaining very uniform. Almost everyone here speaks only English, with just 2.8% of people using another language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the dominant language for 89.8% of residents, which is far below the state and national figures for language diversity. Very few people speak little or no English (0.2%), a figure that has stayed the same since 2016.
0.2% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 6290, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6290/6290-wa/topic/language