Rathmines, Lake Macquarie

The languages of Rathmines

Only one in 30 residents in Rathmines spoke a language other than English at home at the 2021 Census, with Dutch the most common. No language other than English reaches one resident in 100. The share speaking another language is less than half the figure for Australia as a whole.

Residents
2,046
Speak another language
3.3%+11.7%
Languages spoken
11
Born overseas
8.9%

Which languages other than English are spoken in Rathmines?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Dutch
    12+9.1%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    12-7.7%
  3. 03
    Thai
    9-10.0%
  4. 04
    Spanish
    7+75.0%
  5. 05
    Bulgarian
    50%
  6. 06
    German
    5
  7. 07
    Bengali
    4
  8. 08
    Cantonese
    40%
  9. 09
    Auslan
    3
  10. 10
    Khmer
    3

How does Rathmines compare with Lake Macquarie?

Lake Macquarie has a higher share than Rathmines.

Rathmines
3.3%
Australia
21.3%
Lake Macquarie
4.3%

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

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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