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Rockhampton City · Suburb / Locality

Language in Rockhampton City

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

English is the dominant language for daily life in Rockhampton City, where only 7.9% of people use another language at home. While this is higher than in many similar areas, it remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Rockhampton City, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English (81.2%), though Tagalog is the most common other language at 1.2%. Around 1.2% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas but a little below the Australian figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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7.9% ▲ +50.8%

Higher than 72% 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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1.2% ▲ +24.8%

Higher than 78% 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 Rockhampton City, English only is the majority at 96%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 81.2% Tagalog 1.2% Mandarin 0.5% Punjabi 0.5% Cantonese 0.4% Hindi 0.3% Arabic 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1%

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 Rockhampton City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32449/rockhampton-city/topic/language