47.7% ▲ +44.2%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Riverton · Suburb / Locality
Language in Riverton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in Riverton speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in its category.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 49.6% of people, while Mandarin is common for 13.2%. About 47.7% of people use another language at home, which helps explain why 5.1% of residents speak little or no English.
5.1% ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 Riverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51298/riverton/topic/language