3.1% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6556, WA · Postcode
Language in 6556, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A massive 19 percentage point gap separates postcode 6556 from the national average in terms of language diversity. English is the dominant tongue here, with very few residents using another language at home. This trend has remained steady for a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 3.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Western Australian figure of 18.4%. English is used by 91.5% of residents, and very few people—just 0.5%—speak little or no English.
0.5% ▲ —
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 6556, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6556/6556-wa/topic/language