Robinson · Suburb / Locality

Language in Robinson

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

English continues to be the dominant language in Robinson, where the number of people using other languages at home has barely changed since 2011. Only 4.2% of residents speak a language other than English, making the area far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the state.

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📍 Robinson, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the only language used by 91.5% of residents, which is far below the national figure of 22.3% for other languages. While the 0.4% of people who speak little or no English is higher than in most similar areas, it remains a little below the Australian average.

4.2% ▲ +32.2%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 4.2%

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

0.4% ▲ —

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 Robinson, English only is the majority at 99%; 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 Robinson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51300/robinson/topic/language