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.
6720, WA · Postcode
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.
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.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.6% ▼ -15.2%
Higher than 52% 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.
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