12.9% ▲ +306.0%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6705, WA · Postcode
Language in 6705, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A sharp rise in linguistic diversity defines postcode 6705, where the share of people using another language at home climbed nearly 10 percentage points since 2011. While 12.9% of residents now speak a non-English language, this is still well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 78.2% of the area. Despite the recent increase in diverse languages, no one in the region reports speaking little or no English, which is well below the Australian average.
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 6705, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6705/6705-wa/topic/language