Rose Park · Suburb / Locality

Language in Rose Park

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

English is the primary language for 81.1% of people in Rose Park. While most residents speak only English, this area has a higher proportion of people using other languages at home than most similar places.

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📍 Rose Park, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 16.8% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure of 22.3%. Only 1.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than most similar areas but a little below the state and national averages.

16.8% ▼ -6.4%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.0%
  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 16.8%

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

1.5% ▼ -8.8%

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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 Rose Park, English only is the majority at 91%; Mandarin is next at 3%.

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 Rose Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41273/rose-park/topic/language