6.5% —
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Remainder of State/Territory · Urban Centre
Language in Remainder of State/Territory
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Remainder of State/Territory (WA) compared to the rest of the country. While 6.5% of people use another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. English remains the dominant tongue across this vast region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 80.8% of residents. Only 0.6% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national average but higher than most similar areas.
0.6% —
Higher than 69% of urban centre 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.
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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL531001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/language