Bendigo, Greater Bendigo
What Bendigo speaks at home
The 2021 Census found one in 14 residents in Bendigo speaking a language other than English at home, led by Karen. The number speaking another language at home has grown by more than half since 2016. The share speaking another language is less than half the figure for Victoria.
- Residents
- 5,624
- Speak another language
- 7.0%+50.8%
- Languages spoken
- 32
- Born overseas
- 10.3%
Which languages other than English are spoken in Bendigo?
- 01Karen84+47.4%
- 02Mandarin41+141%
- 03Punjabi23+53.3%
- 04Gujarati22
- 05Malayalam19+72.7%
- 06Hindi18-25.0%
- 07Spanish18+28.6%
- 08Tagalog18
- 09Filipino15
- 10Vietnamese14+133%
Is Bendigo more multilingual than Greater Bendigo?
Greater Bendigo has a lower share than Bendigo.
- Bendigo
- 7.0%
- Victoria
- 26.6%
- Greater Bendigo
- 5.8%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
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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