27.7% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rocklea · Suburb / Locality
Language in Rocklea
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Among the highest in the region for diversity, Rocklea sees 27.7% of residents speaking a language other than English at home. This is far above the Queensland figure and well above the national average. Most people use English, but a variety of other languages are common here.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 27.7% of people use another language at home, which helps explain why the 5.7% who speak little or no English is well above the state average. While 65.6% speak only English, the most common other languages are Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
5.7% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
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.
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 Rocklea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32451/rocklea/topic/language