74.1% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.3%
- 2016: 76.3%
- 2021: 74.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rhodes · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly three quarters of people in Rhodes speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region.
English and the largest community languages.
Mandarin is the most common language spoken here at 30.2%, while English is used exclusively by only 21.0% of residents. This high diversity is reflected in the fact that 12.8% of people speak little or no English, which is well above the New South Wales average of 4.5%.
74.1% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
12.8% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Rhodes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13372/rhodes/topic/language