Roebourne, Karratha

Languages spoken in Roebourne

Yindjibarndi is the main language after English in Roebourne, spoken at home by nearly three in ten residents at the 2021 Census. Roebourne's share is above Western Australia, at more than twice the rate. In all, 11 languages turn up in the count, most of them small.

Residents
683
Speak another language
40.0%+18.7%
Languages spoken
11
Born overseas
3.8%

How large is Roebourne's Yindjibarndi-speaking community?

Yindjibarndi at home

28%

The next language, Ngarluma, is a long way behind.

Which other languages are spoken in Roebourne?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Maori (New Zealand)
    6+100%
  2. 02
    Hebrew
    5
  3. 03
    German
    4
  4. 04
    Sinhalese
    3

Where does Roebourne sit against Karratha?

The share speaking another language is more than three times the figure for Karratha.

Roebourne
40.0%
Western Australia
17.3%
Karratha
11.0%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

Which countries are Roebourne's residents from?

England is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    England
    13+117%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    10-23.1%
  3. 03
    Sri Lanka
    3

What religions are reported in Roebourne?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    283+11.4%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    130-62.3%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    3+200%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

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Roebourne is part of Karratha, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.