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Bendigo Surrounds - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Bendigo Surrounds - South

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

Very few people in Bendigo Surrounds - South have changed the way they speak at home since 2011. English remains the dominant language for 92.7% of the population, with only 2.3% using another tongue. This makes it one of the least linguistically diverse areas in the region.

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📍 Bendigo Surrounds - South, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This low diversity is reflected in the fact that only 0.5% of people speak little or no English, a result that is much lower than most other areas.

People using another language at home

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2.3% ▲ +28.7%

Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.5% ▲ +59.9%

Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Bendigo Surrounds - South, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 0%.

English only 92.7% Italian 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Greek 0.1% Cantonese 0.1% Punjabi 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Tagalog 0.0%

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 Bendigo Surrounds - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202021026/bendigo-surrounds-south/topic/language