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The Rock · Urban Centre

Language in The Rock

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in The Rock (L) compared to the rest of the state. Only 1.8% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has remained steady since 2011.

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📍 The Rock, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 93.3% of people here. This is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%, and only 0.3% of residents speak little or no English.

People using another language at home

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1.8% ▼ -2.6%

Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.3% ▲ —

Higher than 55% of urban centre 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 The Rock, English only is the majority at 99%; Cantonese is next at 1%.

English only 93.3% Cantonese 0.8%

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 The Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121107/the-rock/topic/language