20.9% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Roebuck · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Roebuck
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A little over one in five people in Roebuck use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most similar areas. While this is slightly above the Western Australian figure, it remains a little below the national average. This linguistic diversity has decreased since 2016.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 20.9% of residents speak a language other than English at home, though this is 4.9 percentage points lower than in 2016. Most people speak only English (67.9%), and very few—just 1.1%—speak little or no English, which is a little below the state and national figures.
1.1% ▼ -57.2%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 Roebuck [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510011266/roebuck/topic/language