10.6% ▲ +79.0%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
North Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Language in North Bendigo
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people speak a language other than English in North Bendigo than in most similar areas. While 10.6% of residents use another language at home, this is still far below the Victorian and national figures.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 81.6% of people, though Punjabi and Mandarin are the most common alternatives. Only 1.9% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure but much higher than most similar areas.
1.9% ▲ +87.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 North Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21963/north-bendigo/topic/language