13.1% —
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Roebourne · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Roebourne
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A much smaller share of people speak a language other than English in Roebourne compared to the rest of the country. Only 13.1% of residents use another language at home, which is well below both the Western Australian and national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Most people here speak only English (63.5%), and the 13.1% who use another language at home is a figure that has barely changed since 2016. Very few residents speak little or no English (0.6%), which is lower than most areas and a little below the state and national levels.
0.6% ▼ -42.0%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 Roebourne [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/510031273/roebourne/topic/language