7.5% —
Higher than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rockhampton · Urban Centre
Language in Rockhampton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Rockhampton use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas, though this represents only 7.5% of the population. While this is much higher than nearby areas, it remains far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 85.6% of residents. Those using another language at home rose slightly to 7.5% since 2016, while the 1.3% who speak little or no English has barely changed.
1.3% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
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 Rockhampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL311004/rockhampton/topic/language