Rankin Park · Suburb / Locality

Language in Rankin Park

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English remains the dominant language in Rankin Park, with 90.4% of people speaking only English at home. While the area has a higher proportion of people using other languages than most similar areas, it is still far below the state and national figures.

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📍 Rankin Park, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Around 7.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, including small numbers of Italian and Mandarin speakers. Only 0.7% of the population speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas but well below the New South Wales average.

7.4% ▲ +38.8%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 7.4%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.7% ▼ -3.4%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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.

Language used at home

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In Rankin Park, English only is the majority at 97%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Rankin Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13328/rankin-park/topic/language