10.5% —
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6625, WA · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A shift in linguistic diversity has seen the number of people using other languages at home in postcode 6625 rise by 11 percentage points since 2016. While 10.5% of residents now speak a language other than English, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most of the community continues to speak only English.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 93.0% of residents. While 10.5% of people use another language at home, which is higher than most similar areas, this is well below the Western Australian rate of 18.4%. Notably, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.
10.5% —
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 6625, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6625/6625-wa/topic/language