14.4% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Riverview · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Riverview
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Most people in Riverview speak only English, though about 14.4% use another language at home. This makes the area less linguistically diverse than the Australian average, with the proportion of people speaking other languages falling by 4.9 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 72% of residents, 2.9% speak little or no English, which is higher than most similar areas. Other common languages spoken include Vietnamese, Mandarin, Hindi, and Cantonese.
2.9% ▲ +12.7%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Riverview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031295/riverview/topic/language