1.9% ▼ -28.2%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6488, WA · Postcode
Language in 6488, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower proportion of people speak a language other than English in postcode 6488 compared to the rest of the country. Only 1.9% of residents use another language at home, which is well below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other regions.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the only language used at home for 87% of residents, while 3.1% speak Greek. Because almost everyone speaks English, there are no residents who speak little or no English, a figure well below the Australian average of 3.4%.
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.
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 6488, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6488/6488-wa/topic/language