8.2% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
East Bunbury · Suburb / Locality
Language in East Bunbury
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in East Bunbury than is typical for Western Australia or the rest of the country. Only 8.2% of residents use another language at home. While this is higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 86.1% of people, with Italian, Greek and Punjabi being the most common other options. Despite the high use of English, 1.0% of residents speak little or no English, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
1.0% ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 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.
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 East Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50452/east-bunbury/topic/language