Rosewood · Suburb / Locality

Language in Rosewood

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

Very few residents in Rosewood use a language other than English at home, which is much lower than in most similar areas. Only 2.1% of the population speaks another language, making the area far less linguistically diverse than both Queensland and Australia.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the dominant language for 87.8% of people. While 0.3% of residents speak little or no English, this figure is higher than most similar areas but still well below the national figure of 3.4%.

2.1% ▲ +68.3%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.3%
  • 2016: 1.6%
  • 2021: 2.1%

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

0.3% ▼ -21.0%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Rosewood, 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 Rosewood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32475/rosewood/topic/language