CensusAtlas

Rosehill · Suburb / Locality

Language in Rosehill

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

Multilingualism is a defining part of daily life in Rosehill, where 68.3% of people speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%. The area is a diverse hub where English is the primary language for only about a quarter of the population.

Open map →
📍 Rosehill, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 25.5% of residents, while Arabic (7.4%), Hindi (7.3%), Mandarin (6.8%) and Punjabi (4.9%) are also common. This diversity is reflected in the fact that 8.8% of people speak little or no English, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

View on map →

68.3% ▲ +35.1%

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

View on map →

8.8% ▲ +1.1%

Higher than 98% 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

View on map →

In Rosehill, the largest group is English only at 45%, followed by Arabic (13%) and Hindi (13%).

English only 25.5% Arabic 7.4% Hindi 7.3% Mandarin 6.8% Punjabi 4.9% Cantonese 2.3% Tagalog 1.7% Vietnamese 0.7% Greek 0.3% Italian 0.1%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

More for Rosehill

Full area profile →

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Rosehill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13422/rosehill/topic/language