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Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan) · State Electorate

Language in Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan)

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

A sharp drop in the number of people using other languages at home has occurred in Bundoora since 2011. While 32.9% of residents still speak a language other than English, this is down 27 percentage points from a decade ago. This figure remains far above the national average of 22.3%.

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📍 Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan), State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 63.3% of people, though Mandarin is the most common second language at 6.4%. Around 5.4% of residents speak little or no English, which is a little above the national figure of 3.4% and has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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32.9% ▼ -45.3%

Higher than 79% 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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5.4% ▼ -7.3%

Higher than 84% 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 Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan), English only is the majority at 77%; Mandarin is next at 8%.

English only 63.3% Mandarin 6.4% Greek 2.9% Italian 2.9% Arabic 1.9% Vietnamese 1.6% Cantonese 1.6% Hindi 1.0% Punjabi 0.5% Tagalog 0.3%

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 Bundoora (Northern Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED21503/bundoora/topic/language