39.3% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 45.8%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bedford Park · Suburb / Locality
Language in Bedford Park
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 40% of people in Bedford Park speak a language other than English at home, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas. This is far above the national figure, making the suburb a notably diverse place to live. While English remains the main language, the community uses a wide variety of other tongues in their daily lives.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 39.3% of residents use another language at home, which is far above both the South Australian (17.8%) and national (22.3%) figures. This diversity is reflected in the mix of languages spoken, with Mandarin (8.8%), Vietnamese (3.3%), and Greek (1.6%) being the most common after English. Around 3.3% of people speak little or no English, which is much higher than most areas.
3.3% ▼ -49.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 Bedford Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40087/bedford-park/topic/language