6477, WA · Postcode

Language in 6477, WA

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

Only 1.2% of people in postcode 6477 use a language other than English at home. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Western Australia and the nation. Almost everyone here speaks English as their primary language.

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📍 6477, WA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The proportion of people using another language at home fell to 1.2% in 2021, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. English is the only language spoken by 86.8% of residents, and no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

1.2% ▼ -39.5%

Lower than 89% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 1.2%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

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.

Language used at home

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In 6477, WA, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 6477, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6477/6477-wa/topic/language