34.0% ▲ +57.3%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 34.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Lindfield - Roseville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Lindfield - Roseville
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a third of people in Lindfield - Roseville speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and represents a significant increase in linguistic diversity for the area over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 34% of residents use another language at home, which is much higher than most areas and rose 12 points since 2011. While English is the main language for 63.4% of people, Mandarin (13.5%) and Cantonese (7.2%) are common; meanwhile, 4.9% of the population speak little or no English.
4.9% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Lindfield - Roseville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/121031408/lindfield-roseville/topic/language