41.2% ▲ +39.8%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 35.2%
- 2021: 41.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
North Rocks · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in North Rocks
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far higher proportion of people in North Rocks use a language other than English at home compared to the rest of the country. This trend has grown significantly, with 41.2% of residents now speaking a different language at home. It is a diverse area where over four in ten people use a language other than English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 56% of residents, though Mandarin (12.7%) and Cantonese (6.0%) are common. This linguistic diversity is reflected in the 7.2% of people who speak little or no English, a figure that is well above the national average of 3.4%.
7.2% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 North Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041490/north-rocks/topic/language