2.9% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6517, WA · Postcode
Language in 6517, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Fewer people in postcode 6517 have used a language other than English at home since 2011. English is the dominant tongue here, with only 2.9% of the population speaking another language, a figure far below the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used by 79.6% of residents, while 0.0% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%. The share of people using a language other than English has fallen by 1.2 percentage points since 2011.
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 6517, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6517/6517-wa/topic/language