6.3% ▲ +55.7%
Lower than 76% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bundaberg · State Electorate
Language in Bundaberg
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Just 6.3% of people in Bundaberg use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. While this is much lower than most areas, the number of people speaking other languages has risen slightly since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Most residents speak English only (87.5%), and the 1.2% who speak little or no English is about the same as the Queensland figure. Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Tagalog are the most common other languages spoken here.
1.2% ▲ +164.8%
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.2%
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).
More for Bundaberg
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Bundaberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30009/bundaberg/topic/language