6.2% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6396, WA · Postcode
Language in 6396, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 85.6% of people in postcode 6396. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the country, with very few residents using a language other than English at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 6.2% of residents use another language at home, a figure that is far below the national average and has fallen slightly since 2011. Notably, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 6396, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6396/6396-wa/topic/language