3.9% ▼ -50.5%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6560, WA · Postcode
Language in 6560, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language use in postcode 6560 has become more uniform since 2011. Only 3.9% of people now use a language other than English at home, meaning English is the primary language for the vast majority of the area.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The share of people using another language at home fell by 3.9 percentage points since 2011, leaving the area far below the national figure of 22.3%. This is reflected in the local breakdown, where 87% speak only English and only 0.4% speak little or no English.
0.4% ▼ -58.9%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 6560, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6560/6560-wa/topic/language