Rossmoya · Suburb / Locality

Language in Rossmoya

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

More people in Rossmoya now speak a language other than English at home than in previous years. While 11.9% of residents use another language, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Rossmoya, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 79.1% of people, though Vietnamese (13.4%) and Mandarin (6.0%) are also common. This mix of languages is much higher than in most similar areas, yet no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

11.9%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 11.9%

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 Rossmoya, English only is the majority at 80%; Vietnamese is next at 14%.

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 Rossmoya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32480/rossmoya/topic/language