Rosedale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Rosedale

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

Almost everyone in Rosedale speaks English, making it one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the region. Only 2.6% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Rosedale, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 71.8% of residents, with the proportion of people using another language at home sitting far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This is reflected in the fact that only 0.2% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

2.6% ▲ +32.3%

Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 2.6%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.2% ▲ +75.7%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.1%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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.

Language used at home

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In Rosedale, English only is the majority at 99%; Tagalog is next at 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 Rosedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205051102/rosedale/topic/language