Rosedale · Suburb / Locality

Language in Rosedale

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

Roughly half of similar areas have a similar level of linguistic diversity to Rosedale, where 86.6% of people speak only English at home. This is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6% for people using a language other than English.

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📍 Rosedale, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.6% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, the 0.6% who speak little or no English is higher than most similar areas.

2.6% ▼ -9.5%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 2.6%

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

0.6% ▲ +139.2%

Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.2%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Rosedale, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 0%.

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 Rosedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22199/rosedale/topic/language