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Rockhampton City · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Rockhampton City

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

Fewer people use a language other than English in Rockhampton City than in most similar areas. Only 5.6% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This reflects a very high level of English use across the city.

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📍 Rockhampton City, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 83.9% of people, while other languages including Tagalog, Mandarin, Punjabi and Hindi are each spoken by less than 1%. Very few people struggle with English, with just 0.8% speaking little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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5.6% ▲ +33.6%

Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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0.8% ▲ +20.1%

Lower than 65% 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 Rockhampton City, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 83.9% Tagalog 0.6% Mandarin 0.3% Punjabi 0.3% Hindi 0.3% Cantonese 0.2% Vietnamese 0.2% Arabic 0.1%

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 City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308031217/rockhampton-city/topic/language