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Bendigo East (Northern Victoria) · State Electorate

Language in Bendigo East (Northern Victoria)

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

Far fewer people use a language other than English at home in Bendigo East compared to most similar areas. Only 6.5% of residents speak another language, which is much lower than the national figure.

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📍 Bendigo East (Northern Victoria), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 88.5% of residents, meaning the area is far below the Victorian average for linguistic diversity. Only 1.1% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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6.5% —

Lower than 74% of state electorate areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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1.1% ▲ +30.8%

Lower than 63% of state electorate 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 Bendigo East (Northern Victoria), English only is the majority at 98%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 88.5% Mandarin 0.5% Punjabi 0.4% Arabic 0.2% Hindi 0.2% Italian 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Cantonese 0.1% Greek 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1%

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 Bendigo East (Northern Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED20704/bendigo-east/topic/language