East Bendigo - Kennington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in East Bendigo - Kennington

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Far fewer people speak a language other than English in East Bendigo - Kennington compared to the rest of the state. While 8.1% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This reflects a community where English is the dominant tongue.

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📍 East Bendigo - Kennington, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 86.9% of people at home, with Mandarin, Punjabi, and Arabic being the next most common. The proportion of people using other languages rose 2.7 percentage points since 2011, though only 1.2% of residents speak little or no English.

8.1% ▲ +51.4%

Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 6.4%
  • 2021: 8.1%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

1.2% ▼ -9.8%

Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 1.2%

Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in East Bendigo - Kennington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202011020/east-bendigo-kennington/topic/language