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Language in Rhodes

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.

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📍 Rhodes, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

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%.

People using another language at home

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74.1% ▲ +17.1%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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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.

Language used at home

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In Rhodes, the largest group is Mandarin at 44%, followed by English only (31%) and Cantonese (12%).

Mandarin 30.2% English only 21.0% Cantonese 8.3% Hindi 3.2% Arabic 2.1% Vietnamese 1.3% Tagalog 0.8% Punjabi 0.4% Italian 0.4% Greek 0.1%

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 Rhodes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13372/rhodes/topic/language