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6398, WA · Postcode

Language in 6398, WA

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

English is the dominant language in postcode 6398, where very few residents use a different tongue at home. Only 3.8% of people speak a language other than English, making it far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Australia.

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📍 6398, WA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While the share of people using another language at home rose to 3.8% since 2011, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. Virtually no one in the area speaks little or no English, and 90.4% of residents speak only English at home.

People using another language at home

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3.8% ▲ +168.7%

Lower than 61% 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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0.0% ▼ -100.0%

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.

Language used at home

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In 6398, WA, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 90.4% Italian 0.7%

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 6398, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6398/6398-wa/topic/language