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.
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.
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.
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