11.2% ▲ +65.5%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6726, WA · Postcode
Language in 6726, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in postcode 6726 speak a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. While this figure rose to 11.2% in 2021, it remains far below the national average of 22.3%. English is the dominant language for the vast majority of residents.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 11.2% of people use another language at home, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the Western Australian figure of 18.4%. Very few residents speak little or no English, at just 0.9%.
0.9% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 6726, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6726/6726-wa/topic/language