Mildura - Buronga (Buronga Part) · Urban Centre

Language in Mildura - Buronga (Buronga Part)

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

English is the dominant language for 87.3% of people in Mildura - Buronga (Buronga Part). While the area has a higher rate of non-English speakers than most similar areas, it remains far below the state and national figures.

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📍 Mildura - Buronga (Buronga Part), Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 4.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. This includes small groups speaking Italian, Punjabi, Greek and Arabic, though only 0.8% of the population speak little or no English.

4.9% ▲ +0.1%

Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 3.9%
  • 2021: 4.9%

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

0.8% ▲ +107.5%

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 2021: 0.8%

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 Mildura - Buronga (Buronga Part), English only is the majority at 98%; Italian is next at 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 Mildura - Buronga (Buronga Part) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112013/mildura-buronga/topic/language