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Rockhampton, Queensland

The languages of Rockhampton beyond English

At the 2021 Census, one in 18 residents in Rockhampton spoke a language other than English at home, most often Mandarin. Tagalog is close behind, within a fifth of the leader's total. Rockhampton's share is less than half the share for Queensland.

Residents
81,253
Speak another language
4,601
Languages at home
95
Change since 2016
+16.3%

Who speaks another language at home in Rockhampton?

None of these reaches one in 100 residents on its own.

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Mandarin

467 speakers

The community has grown by about three quarters since 2016.

Tagalog

414 speakers

Between the last two censuses it has grown by more than a quarter.

Vietnamese

408 speakers

That's fewer than one in 100 residents.

Which languages make up most of Rockhampton's multilingual community?

The quickest growth among the five is Mandarin, which has grown by about three quarters.

The five largest languages other than English, with the change since 2016. The full list is one click away.

  1. 01
    Mandarin
    467+99.6%
  2. 02
    Tagalog
    414+29.0%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese
    408+3.8%
  4. 04
    Nepali
    264+105%
  5. 05
    Filipino
    251+4.1%

How does Rockhampton compare with Brisbane?

In Brisbane, the share speaking another language is more than double. Among 77 councils in Queensland, Rockhampton is 17th.

Rockhampton
5.7%
Brisbane
22.8%
Queensland
12.2%

Each bar uses the same count: residents who named another home language, over all residents.

Every council ranked, Rockhampton included.

Where in Rockhampton is a language other than English most common?

The share barely changes across 33 suburbs; Norman Gardens is highest.

Every suburb here has a page of its own.

Where were Rockhampton's residents born?

Among residents born overseas, New Zealand leads.

Country of birth

8.7% born overseas, across 86 countries.

  1. 01
    New Zealand
    1,221+6.5%
  2. 02
    Philippines
    998+25.2%
  3. 03
    England
    976-1.6%
  4. 04
    India
    606+34.7%
  5. 05
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    453+210%
  6. 06
    Vietnam
    333-2.6%
  7. 07
    South Africa
    331+11.1%
  8. 08
    Nepal
    212+82.8%
  9. 09
    Sri Lanka
    208-21.5%
  10. 10
    Brazil
    176-12.0%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    41,605-19.2%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    30,657+66.3%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    863+54.7%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    636+1.8%
  5. 05
    Islam
    402-14.5%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    22+214%

Figures come from the ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021 (language used at home), aggregated from Statistical Area Level 2 to Local Government Area, with 2016 for comparison.

5.7% is the share of all residents who reported a language other than English. The 6,137 who didn't answer aren't counted as speakers. If they were, the share would be 13.2%; among respondents alone it's 6.1%.

Language lists name languages only; residual ABS groups are in the totals. Summed-suburb national totals run a little low.

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