11.3% ▲ +537.4%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rupanyup · Urban Centre
Language in Rupanyup
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A rise to 11.3% of residents speaking another language at home marks a significant shift for Rupanyup. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains far below the Victorian and national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 84.7% of people, though Hindi is spoken by 1.7%. The proportion of people who speak little or no English rose slightly to 1.7% since 2016, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
1.7% ▲ —
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
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.
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 Rupanyup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222080/rupanyup/topic/language