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Language in Roselands

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

Much higher rates of multilingualism than most similar areas define Roselands, where 58.6% of people speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3%, reflecting a community with deep linguistic diversity.

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📍 Roselands, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Arabic (16.9%) and Greek (11.9%) are the most common non-English languages spoken here. Consistent with this diversity, 9.2% of residents speak little or no English, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 4.5%.

People using another language at home

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58.6% ▲ +1.8%

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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9.2% ▼ -3.1%

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 Roselands, the largest group is English only at 47%, followed by Arabic (22%) and Greek (15%).

English only 36.2% Arabic 16.9% Greek 11.9% Mandarin 3.6% Cantonese 3.4% Vietnamese 2.2% Italian 1.9% Tagalog 0.7% Hindi 0.6% Punjabi 0.2%

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 Roselands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13423/roselands/topic/language