17.4% ▲ +161.9%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Montrose - Rosetta · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Montrose - Rosetta
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than 17% of people in Montrose - Rosetta speak a language other than English at home, making it more linguistically diverse than most nearby areas. This represents a significant shift for the community, as the proportion of people using other languages has risen by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is the main language for 78.6% of residents, others include Punjabi, Mandarin, Hindi, and Vietnamese. Despite this growth in diversity, the number of people who speak little or no English is only 1.9%, which is a little below the national figure.
1.9% ▲ +40.9%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Montrose - Rosetta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601031018/montrose-rosetta/topic/language