34.2% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bundoora - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Bundoora - East
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a third of the population now speaks a language other than English at home in Bundoora - East, a figure that has risen since 2011. This makes the area far more linguistically diverse than the Australian average, with 34.2% of residents using another language at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 62.2% of people speak only English, Mandarin is the most common second language at 8.4%, followed by Greek, Italian, and Arabic. This diversity is reflected in the 6.9% of residents who speak little or no English, which is well above the national figure of 3.4%.
6.9% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 Bundoora - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209011196/bundoora-east/topic/language