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Rock Valley · Suburb / Locality

Language in Rock Valley

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Rock Valley, where the proportion of people speaking other languages has shifted little over the last decade. While 6.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most people here speak only English.

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📍 Rock Valley, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 87.2% of residents, while Italian is the most common second language at 1.1%. Although the 6.4% who speak another language at home is higher than in most similar areas, it is well below the New South Wales average.

People using another language at home

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6.4% ▼ -40.3%

Higher than 67% 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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0.0% → —

Lower 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 Rock Valley, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

English only 87.2% Italian 1.1%

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 Rock Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13393/rock-valley/topic/language