33.4% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 27.2%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rowville - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Rowville - Central
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A rise of 6.3 percentage points since 2011 means Rowville - Central has become much more linguistically diverse. Over a third of the population now speaks a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 33.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well above the Victorian figure of 27.6%. While English is the main language for 64.2% of residents, Mandarin (8.2%) and Cantonese (3.5%) are also common, and 5.2% of people speak little or no English.
5.2% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Rowville - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011256/rowville-central/topic/language