7.9% ▲ +35.7%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6530, WA · Postcode
Language in 6530, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue in postcode 6530, where 81.9% of people speak only this language. While more residents have started using other languages at home since 2011, the area remains far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Western Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 7.9% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the national figure of 22.3%. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.8% speaking little or no English.
0.8% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 6530, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6530/6530-wa/topic/language