52.0% ▼ -34.7%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 79.6%
- 2016: 65.6%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6431, WA · Postcode
Language in 6431, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than half of the people in postcode 6431 use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure, though the proportion has fallen by 28 percentage points since 2011. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse at this level.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 52% of residents speak a language other than English, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 18.4%. While 3.9% of people speak little or no English, this is a drop from 8.1% in 2016.
3.9% ▼ -52.5%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 6431, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6431/6431-wa/topic/language