7.9% ▲ +113.5%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6640, WA · Postcode
Language in 6640, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just 7.9% of people in postcode 6640 use a language other than English at home. While this is higher than in many similar areas, it remains far below the national figure. Most residents here speak only English, though the number of people using other languages has risen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 80.9% of residents speak only English, and the proportion of people using other languages is far below the figures for Western Australia and Australia. Notably, no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 6640, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6640/6640-wa/topic/language