Bedford, Bayswater
The languages of Bedford
At the 2021 Census, 21 per cent of residents in Bedford spoke a language other than English at home, most often Italian. The next largest is Vietnamese. Western Australia has a lower share than Bedford. Residents speak 52 languages between them.
- Residents
- 5,600
- Speak another language
- 20.7%+3.4%
- Languages spoken
- 52
- Born overseas
- 30.9%
Which languages lead in Bedford?
- 01Italian157-4.3%
- 02Vietnamese146+27.0%
- 03Cantonese125+10.6%
- 04Mandarin88-6.4%
- 05Serbian64+64.1%
- 06Spanish59+40.5%
- 07Arabic44+132%
- 08French41+193%
- 09Greek36+16.1%
- 10Burmese29-34.1%
Where were Bedford's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up about 1,700 people, most often from England.
- 01England271+15.3%
- 02Vietnam140+21.7%
- 03Italy110+11.1%
- 04New Zealand108-6.9%
- 05India103-11.2%
- 06China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)95+9.2%
- 07Malaysia85-5.6%
- 08Ireland69+1.5%
- 09Myanmar56+9.8%
- 10South Africa55+66.7%
Is Bedford more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is close to the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Bedford
- 20.7%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Bedford's religious mix?
- 01Christianity2,572-6.2%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs2,425+39.5%
- 03Buddhism179+11.9%
- 04Islam172+34.4%
- 05Hinduism59-1.7%
- 06Judaism26+36.8%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
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