17.3% ▲ +13.9%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A small but steady rise in diversity has seen the proportion of people using a language other than English at home in Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay grow to 17.3%. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure. Most residents speak only English, while Mandarin and Greek are the most common other languages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 17.3% of people use another language at home, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Only 1.5% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
1.5% ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118011346/rose-bay-vaucluse-watsons-bay/topic/language