9.9% ▲ +317.0%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rokeby · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Rokeby
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Rokeby compared to the national figure. While 9.9% of the community uses another language at home, this is 12 percentage points below the Australian average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 84.1% of residents, though those using other languages at home rose by 7.6 points since 2011. Only 1.3% of people speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure.
1.3% ▲ +135.0%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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 Rokeby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021011/rokeby/topic/language