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Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton

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

Nearly 65% of people in Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. The high number of non-English speakers is reflected in the fact that 12.3% of residents speak little or no English.

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📍 Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic is the most common non-English language here, spoken by 16.7% of residents. This diversity is much higher than across Victoria, where only 27.6% of people use another language at home.

People who speak little or no English

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12.3% —

Higher than 95% 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 Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton, English only is the majority at 54%; Arabic is next at 31%.

English only 29.2% Arabic 16.7% Italian 1.8% Hindi 1.4% Tagalog 1.3% Vietnamese 1.1% Greek 1.0% Punjabi 0.8% Mandarin 0.7% Cantonese 0.3%

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 Roxburgh Park (South) - Somerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210051544/roxburgh-park-somerton/topic/language