5.8% ▼ -50.2%
Lower than 60% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Bundaberg · Urban Area
Language in Bundaberg
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 5.8% of people in Bundaberg speak a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure. This reflects a community where English is the dominant tongue and the use of other languages has fallen since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 88.7% of residents, and the proportion of people using another language is well below the Queensland average. While 1.0% of people speak little or no English, this figure is higher than in most similar areas.
1.0% ▼ -52.2%
Higher than 69% of urban area areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 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 Bundaberg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/3003/bundaberg/topic/language