5.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rookhurst · Suburb / Locality
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Rookhurst than is typical across Australia. While 5% of the population uses another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. English is the dominant language for the vast majority of residents.
English and the largest community languages.
About 78.3% of people speak only English at home. While 5% use another language—a figure higher than most similar areas—this is still far below the New South Wales average of 26.6%.
5.0% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Rookhurst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13408/rookhurst/topic/language