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Bundaberg East · Suburb / Locality

Language in Bundaberg East

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

Only 6.3% of people in Bundaberg East use a language other than English at home. This is higher than most similar areas, even though it is far below the national figure of 22.3%. Most residents speak only English.

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📍 Bundaberg East, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 87.8% of residents speak English only, those who speak little or no English make up 1.3% of the population. This is much higher than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the Australian figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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6.3% ▲ +130.0%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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1.3% ▲ +41.2%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Bundaberg East, English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 87.8% Mandarin 1.1% Vietnamese 0.3% Hindi 0.2% Italian 0.2%

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 Bundaberg East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30421/bundaberg-east/topic/language