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6642, WA · Postcode

Language in 6642, WA

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

English is the primary language for most people in postcode 6642, though diversity is growing. While 60.9% speak only English, the number of people using another language at home has nearly doubled since 2011.

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📍 6642, WA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 14.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 1.1% of residents speak little or no English, a small increase since 2016.

People using another language at home

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14.2% ▲ +100.1%

Higher than 73% 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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1.1% ▲ —

Higher than 65% 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 6642, WA, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 60.9% Mandarin 0.9% Tagalog 0.5% Cantonese 0.3% Italian 0.3%

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 6642, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6642/6642-wa/topic/language