13.9% ▲ +78.1%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bundaberg West · Suburb / Locality
Language in Bundaberg West
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in Bundaberg West compared to most similar areas. While 13.9% of residents use another language at home, this is well below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 13.9% of people use a language other than English at home, with English only spoken by 75.4%. The most common other languages are Mandarin, Tagalog, and Cantonese, and 2.6% of residents speak little or no English.
2.6% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 Bundaberg West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30424/bundaberg-west/topic/language