16.4% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 16.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
6743, WA · Postcode
Language in 6743, WA
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Daily life in postcode 6743 involves more linguistic variety than in most similar areas, with 16.4% of people speaking a language other than English at home. While this is well below the national figure of 22.3%, the number of people using other languages has risen by 3.7 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 66.5% of residents, while others speak Mandarin, Vietnamese, or Tagalog. Only 1.2% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the state and national averages.
1.2% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 6743, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6743/6743-wa/topic/language