31.9% —
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Riverstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Riverstone
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly one in three people in Riverstone speak a language other than English at home, making it much more linguistically diverse than most areas. This variety is seen in the daily lives of residents, with Punjabi, Hindi and Tagalog being the most common non-English languages spoken.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 31.9% of people use another language at home, which is well above the national figure of 22.3%. While 3.3% of residents speak little or no English, this is a little below the New South Wales average.
3.3% —
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Riverstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/116021630/riverstone/topic/language