Rosny · Suburb / Locality

Language in Rosny

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

Far more people in Rosny use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 9.3% of residents speak another language, this is still much lower than the 22.3% seen across Australia. Most people here speak only English, which accounts for 87.4% of the population.

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📍 Rosny, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Mandarin is the most common non-English language at 3%, followed by Hindi and Greek. Despite the variety of languages, very few residents struggle with English; only 0.7% speak little or no English, which is about the same as the Tasmanian figure.

9.3% ▲ +56.5%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.9%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 9.3%

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

0.7% ▼ -8.4%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 Rosny, English only is the majority at 96%; 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 Rosny [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60573/rosny/topic/language