Rocky Point · Suburb / Locality

Language in Rocky Point

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

More people use a language other than English at home in Rocky Point than in most similar areas. While 5.8% of residents speak another language, this is still far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%.

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📍 Rocky Point, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 90.5% of residents, with smaller groups speaking Cantonese, Greek, and Mandarin. Notably, no one in the area reported speaking little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

5.8% ▲ +165.7%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 8.0%
  • 2021: 5.8%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Rocky Point, English only is the majority at 95%; Cantonese is next at 2%.

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 Rocky Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13403/rocky-point/topic/language