Rosslyn · Suburb / Locality

Language in Rosslyn

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

English is the dominant language for 90.4% of people in Rosslyn. Very few residents speak a language other than English at home, making it far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state and the nation.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.8% of people use another language at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. While 0.0% of residents speak little or no English, this is actually higher than most similar areas.

2.8% ▼ -59.6%

Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.9%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 2.8%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Rosslyn, English only is the majority at 99%; 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 Rosslyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32479/rosslyn/topic/language