Richmond Hill · Suburb / Locality

Language in Richmond Hill

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

Around the middle of similar areas for language diversity, Richmond Hill is a place where almost everyone speaks English. Only 3.5% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Richmond Hill, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 85.8% of the population. While only 0.2% of people speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

3.5% ▲ +38.6%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 3.5%

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

0.2% ▲ +35.2%

Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.1%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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 Richmond Hill, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin 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 Richmond Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32426/richmond-hill/topic/language