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Rowville

Language used at home

In Rowville, 31.6% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Rowville's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.

Rowville's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.

Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language used at home - Summary
Rowville - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only22,12365.968.022,74667.671.0-624
Non-English total10,61631.628.79,93229.525.1+684
Not stated8322.53.39582.93.8-127
Total Population33,571100.0100.033,637100.0100.0-67
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Rowville - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%City of Knox %Number%City of Knox %2016 to 2021
Mandarin2,2476.77.31,7075.15.2+539
Cantonese9943.03.59342.83.1+60
Sinhalese7512.21.76131.81.3+137
Greek5501.61.16191.81.2-69
Arabic5141.50.75411.60.7-28
Italian4991.50.96391.91.2-141
Tamil4351.30.93451.00.7+89
Hindi3601.10.93681.10.9-9
Vietnamese3381.00.83341.00.8+3
Persian2760.80.71910.60.5+85
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Rowville in 2021 compared to the City of Knox shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 65.9% of the population used English only, and 31.6% used a non-English language, compared with 68.0% and 28.7% respectively for the City of Knox.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Rowville was Mandarin, with 6.7% of the population, or 2,247 people using this language at home.

There were no major differences between Rowville and City of Knox in 2021.

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 684 or 6.9%, and the number of people who used English only decreased by 623 or 2.7%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Rowville between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Mandarin (+539 persons)
  • Italian (-141 persons)
  • Sinhalese (+137 persons)
  • Tamil (+89 persons)

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