11.1% ▲ +36.4%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6716, WA · Postcode
Language in 6716, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language spoken in postcode 6716, where 73.2% of people use only English at home. While the use of other languages has risen to 11.1% since 2011, this is still far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 11.1% of residents speak a language other than English, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the Western Australian average. Very few people struggle with English, with only 0.4% speaking little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
0.4% ▼ -7.6%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 6716, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6716/6716-wa/topic/language