Rockville · Suburb / Locality

Language in Rockville

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

A higher share of people in Rockville use a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. Despite this, only 8.1% of the population speaks another language, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Rockville, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language for 85.3% of residents. While only 8.1% speak another language, the 2.5% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas.

8.1% ▲ +108.4%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.9%
  • 2016: 4.1%
  • 2021: 8.1%

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

2.5% ▲ +484.5%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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 Rockville, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 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 Rockville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32455/rockville/topic/language