1.9% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rochester · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Rochester
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary way people communicate in Rochester, where only 1.9% of residents use another language at home. This makes it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region, with a pattern of language use that has remained steady for over a decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 90.6% of people speak only English, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This is reflected in the fact that only 0.4% of residents speak little or no English, a figure well below the national average.
0.4% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Rochester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/216011409/rochester/topic/language