Bannockburn · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bannockburn

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

English remains the dominant tongue in Bannockburn, where only 5.3% of residents speak another language at home. This is higher than most similar areas, though it stays well below the state and national figures. The area is largely monolingual, with the vast majority of people using only English.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 87.5% of people use only English, 1.0% speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Other languages spoken here include Arabic, Italian and Tagalog, though these each represent less than 1% of the population.

5.3% ▼ -12.5%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 5.3%

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

1.0% ▼ -1.6%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 1.0%

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 Bannockburn, English only is the majority at 98%; Arabic 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 Bannockburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30147/bannockburn/topic/language