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6537, WA · Postcode

Language in 6537, WA

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

A growing number of residents in postcode 6537 now use a language other than English at home, with the figure rising 6.2 percentage points since 2011. While this is higher than in most similar areas, the overall proportion of non-English speakers remains far below the national average.

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📍 6537, WA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 9% of people use another language at home, which is well below the Western Australian figure of 18.4%. Most residents speak only English (74.9%), and very few (0.7%) speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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9.0% ▲ +219.1%

Higher than 63% of postcode areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.7% ▲ —

Higher than 58% of postcode areas.

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 6537, WA, English only is the majority at 96%; Vietnamese is next at 2%.

English only 74.9% Vietnamese 1.2% Tagalog 0.8% Italian 0.6% Mandarin 0.3%

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 6537, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6537/6537-wa/topic/language