Rockbank, Melton
The languages of Rockbank
At the 2021 Census, about 1,300 people in Rockbank used a language other than English at home, most often Punjabi, though no language dominates. Hindi comes next. The share speaking another language is more than twice the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Residents
- 2,645
- Speak another language
- 49.6%+595%
- Languages spoken
- 55
- Born overseas
- 41.6%
Which languages are spoken in Rockbank?
- 01Punjabi388+12833%
- 02Hindi95
- 03Arabic51+1600%
- 04Maltese49-29.0%
- 05Tamil48
- 06Vietnamese45
- 07Urdu44
- 08Telugu41
- 09Tagalog35
- 10Spanish32+300%
How spread out are Rockbank's languages?
Punjabi leads with about 390 people. In all, 13 languages each reach at least one resident in 100.
Where were Rockbank's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up 42 per cent of residents, most often from India.
- 01India488+6871%
- 02New Zealand64+137%
- 03Philippines56+367%
- 04Pakistan39
- 05Sri Lanka33+313%
- 06Malta23-54.9%
- 07North Macedonia22
- 08Vietnam22
- 09Myanmar20
- 10England19+26.7%
Where does Rockbank sit against Victoria?
The share speaking another language is 1.9 times the figure for Victoria.
- Rockbank
- 49.6%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Rockbank's religious mix?
- 01Christianity1,009+78.9%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs552+100%
- 03Hinduism270+2600%
- 04Islam195+529%
- 05Buddhism60+329%
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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