6.2% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6401, WA · Postcode
Language in 6401, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 80.4% of people in postcode 6401. Very few people here use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 6.2% of residents speak a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. While the area is far below the national average for non-English speakers, the 0.8% who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas.
0.8% ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 6401, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6401/6401-wa/topic/language