3.2% ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6516, WA · Postcode
Language in 6516, 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 6516 compared to the rest of the state. Only 3.2% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the dominant language here, spoken by 87.9% of the population. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.2% speaking little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.
0.2% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 6516, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6516/6516-wa/topic/language