48.9% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.3%
- 2016: 48.9%
- 2021: 48.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bulleen · Suburb / Locality
Language in Bulleen
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in Bulleen speak a language other than English at home, placing it among the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. This variety is reflected in the wide mix of languages spoken, with Mandarin, Greek, and Italian all common in the community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 48.9% of people use another language at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%. This diversity is accompanied by a higher number of people who speak little or no English (7.7%) compared to the 3.4% figure for Australia.
7.7% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
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 Bulleen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20386/bulleen/topic/language