14.4% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6430, WA · Postcode
Language in 6430, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 77.5% of people in postcode 6430. While most residents speak English, the proportion of people using another language at home has risen to 14.4% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 14.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 1.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.1% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 6430, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6430/6430-wa/topic/language