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6638, WA · Postcode

Language in 6638, WA

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

Only 4% of people in postcode 6638 use a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This makes the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of Western Australia and the nation.

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📍 6638, WA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language here, with 46.6% of residents speaking it only. Very few people speak little or no English, and the 0% figure is well below the national average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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4.0% ▲ +22.1%

Lower than 58% 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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0.0% → —

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.

Language used at home

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In 6638, WA, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 46.6% Tagalog 0.5%

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 6638, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6638/6638-wa/topic/language