Bundamba · State Electorate

Language in Bundamba

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

Over 20% of people in Bundamba now use a language other than English at home, a figure that has nearly doubled since 2011. This makes the area's linguistic diversity well above the Queensland average, although it remains a little below the national figure.

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📍 Bundamba, State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 72.4% of residents speak only English, the share of people using another language at home rose 9.9 percentage points to 20.3% since 2011. The proportion of people who speak little or no English is 2.9%, which is a little above the state average and higher than most similar areas.

20.3% ▲ +95.2%

Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.

  • 2011: 10.4%
  • 2016: 11.9%
  • 2021: 20.3%

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

2.9% ▲ +113.7%

Higher than 66% of state electorate areas.

  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 2.9%

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 Bundamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30010/bundamba/topic/language