1.0% ▼ -48.9%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6558, WA · Postcode
Language in 6558, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A huge gap exists between postcode 6558 and the rest of the country, as only 1.0% of people here use a language other than English at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%. The area is overwhelmingly English-speaking, with very few residents speaking other languages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 1.0% of residents use another language at home, a figure that fell from 2.0% in 2011. This is far below the Western Australian average of 18.4%, and consequently, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is well below the national figure at just 0.2%.
0.2% ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 68% 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 6558, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6558/6558-wa/topic/language