27.7% ▲ +16.5%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.8%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rowville - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Rowville - North
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 28% of people in Rowville - North speak a language other than English at home, meaning a wide variety of tongues are heard in the local streets. This is well above the national figure and reflects a steady increase in diversity over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 70% of residents speak only English, Mandarin is the most common second language at 5.6%. About 3.5% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas but stayed mostly the same since 2016.
3.5% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/211011257/rowville-north/topic/language