35.7% ▲ +42.0%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6718, WA · Postcode
Language in 6718, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far greater proportion of people speak another language at home in postcode 6718 than in the rest of the state. About 35.7% of residents use a language other than English, a figure that has risen by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 35.7% of people use a different language at home—well above the national figure of 22.3%—very few struggle with English. Only 0.3% of residents speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian average.
0.3% ▼ -87.6%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 6718, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6718/6718-wa/topic/language