Risdon Park South · Suburb / Locality

Language in Risdon Park South

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

English is the only language spoken at home by 89.4% of people in Risdon Park South. While this is a high proportion, 6.4% of residents use another language, which is more common than in most similar areas.

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📍 Risdon Park South, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 0.6% of people here speak little or no English, a figure that is a little below the national average of 3.4%. Besides English, the most common languages spoken are Italian (0.9%) and Greek (0.4%).

6.4% ▲ +10.4%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.8%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 6.4%

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

0.6% ▲ +71.7%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Risdon Park South, English only is the majority at 98%; Italian 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 Risdon Park South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41260/risdon-park-south/topic/language