Lake Bunga · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lake Bunga

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Lake Bunga compared to the rest of the state. Only 4.7% of residents use another language at home, which is 23 percentage points below the Victorian average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 87.7% of the area. While very few people use other languages, 1.5% of the population speak little or no English, which is much higher than most similar areas.

4.7% ▲ +132.8%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 4.7%

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

1.5% ▲ —

Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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 Lake Bunga, 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 Lake Bunga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21429/lake-bunga/topic/language