Bend Of Islands · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bend Of Islands

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

More people speak a language other than English in Bend Of Islands than in most similar areas, though only 6.4% of residents do so. English remains the dominant tongue here, with 91.8% of the population using it as their only language at home.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 6.4% of people use another language at home, this is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This is consistent with the fact that no one in the area reports speaking little or no English.

6.4% ▲ +48.0%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 6.4%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Bend Of Islands, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian is next at 1%.

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 Bend Of Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20207/bend-of-islands/topic/language