4.0% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rockhampton - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Rockhampton - West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for almost everyone living in Rockhampton - West. Only 4.0% of the population speaks another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Almost 90% of residents speak only English, and the 0.5% who speak little or no English is much lower than most other areas. These figures have barely changed since 2011, with the few other languages spoken including Tagalog, Mandarin, Cantonese and Hindi.
0.5% ▲ +59.7%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 Rockhampton - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031216/rockhampton-west/topic/language