6720, WA · Postcode

Language in 6720, WA

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

English is the primary language for 72.5% of people in postcode 6720. While more residents use other languages at home compared to most similar areas, the overall rate remains far below the national figure.

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📍 6720, WA, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 8.7% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This is far below the Australian average, and only 0.6% of residents speak little or no English.

8.7% ▲ +4.5%

Higher than 63% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 8.4%
  • 2016: 7.2%
  • 2021: 8.7%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.6% ▼ -15.2%

Higher than 52% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 6720, WA, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

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 6720, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6720/6720-wa/topic/language