White Rock · Suburb / Locality

Language in White Rock

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

A much higher share of people speak a language other than English at home in White Rock compared to most similar areas. While 13.5% of residents use another language, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English (75.4%), but the area has more people who speak little or no English than most similar places. This represents 1.7% of the population, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.

13.5% ▲ +10.0%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.3%
  • 2016: 12.2%
  • 2021: 13.5%

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

1.7% ▲ +11.1%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 1.7%

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 White Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33062/white-rock/topic/language