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Language in Roxby Downs

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

A far lower share of people use a language other than English at home in Roxby Downs compared to the rest of the country. While 22.3% of Australians speak another language, that figure is just 8.3% here, meaning the vast majority of the community speaks only English.

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📍 Roxby Downs, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 81.9% of residents, while Tagalog is the most common other language at 1.5%. Only 0.5% of people speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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8.3% ▲ +11.3%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▼ -8.6%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Roxby Downs, English only is the majority at 97%; Tagalog is next at 2%.

English only 81.9% Tagalog 1.5% Arabic 0.4% Vietnamese 0.2% Greek 0.2% Italian 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Cantonese 0.1%

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 Roxby Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41281/roxby-downs/topic/language