Roelands · Suburb / Locality

Language in Roelands

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

English is spoken by 92.6% of people in Roelands, making it a very linguistically uniform area. This is far more common than in the rest of the state or nation, where a much higher share of people use another language at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.0% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While a tiny number of people speak little or no English (0.3%), this is actually higher than in most similar areas.

3.0% ▲ +68.0%

Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 1.9%
  • 2021: 3.0%

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

0.3% ▲ —

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.3%

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 Roelands, 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 Roelands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51307/roelands/topic/language