6.8% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Roleystone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Roleystone than in most other areas. Only 6.8% of residents speak another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than the rest of Australia.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the sole language for 90.2% of the population. Just 0.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below the state average and has barely changed since 2016.
6.8% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.5% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 75% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Roleystone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/506011116/roleystone/topic/language