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Rhodes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Rhodes

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Mandarin is the most common language spoken at home in Rhodes, used by 30.2% of residents. This is a highly multilingual area where nearly three quarters of the population speak a language other than English.

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📍 Rhodes, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 74.1% of people use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This is consistent with the fact that 12.8% of residents speak little or no English, a rate well above the New South Wales average.

People who speak little or no English

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12.8% —

Higher than 96% 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.

Language used at home

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In Rhodes, the largest group is Mandarin at 44%, followed by English only (31%) and Cantonese (12%).

Mandarin 30.2% English only 21.0% Cantonese 8.3% Hindi 3.2% Arabic 2.1% Vietnamese 1.3% Tagalog 0.8% Punjabi 0.4% Italian 0.4% Greek 0.1%

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 Rhodes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/120011673/rhodes/topic/language