2.6% ▲ +79.5%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6316, WA · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a non-English language in postcode 6316 compared to the rest of the state. Only 2.6% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other Australian regions.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 88.2% of residents, and no one in the area reported speaking little or no English. While the number of people using another language at home rose slightly since 2011, the rate remains far below the Western Australian average.
2.6% ▲ +79.5%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 6316, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6316/6316-wa/topic/language