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The Rocks · Suburb / Locality

Language in The Rocks

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

Much higher rates of multilingualism than most similar areas define The Rocks, where 28.5% of people speak a language other than English at home. This figure is well above the national average of 22.3%.

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📍 The Rocks, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is the main language for 65.5% of residents, Mandarin and Cantonese are the most common other tongues. Despite the high number of other languages spoken, the 2.4% who speak little or no English is a little below the national figure.

People using another language at home

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28.5% ▲ +51.8%

Higher than 90% 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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2.4% ▲ +23.1%

Higher than 86% 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 The Rocks, English only is the majority at 82%; Mandarin is next at 6%.

English only 65.5% Mandarin 4.9% Cantonese 4.1% Italian 1.6% Arabic 1.4% Hindi 1.0% Vietnamese 0.6% Greek 0.6%

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 The Rocks [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13856/the-rocks/topic/language