9.1% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rockingham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Rockingham
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About the same as similar areas, Rockingham is a place where most people speak English. Only 9.1% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This pattern has remained steady over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 81.4% of the population, with small numbers speaking Tagalog, Mandarin, Italian, or Vietnamese. Only 1.3% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is about the same as the Western Australian average.
1.3% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/507051188/rockingham/topic/language