Rosewood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Rosewood

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

Few residents speak a language other than English in Rosewood, placing it among the lowest areas for linguistic diversity in the region. Only 2.1% of people use another language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 Rosewood, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 83% of the population. This is far below the national figure of 22.3% for other languages, and the 0.2% who speak little or no English is well below the Australian average.

2.1% ▲ +43.5%

Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.4%
  • 2016: 1.9%
  • 2021: 2.1%

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

0.2% ▼ -24.7%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Rosewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310021282/rosewood/topic/language