Kennington, Greater Bendigo

The languages of Kennington

Most homes in Kennington speak only English. At the 2021 Census, about 500 people used another language, most often Mandarin. That count has grown by more than a quarter since 2016. Kennington's share is above Greater Bendigo, at 1.5 times the rate.

Residents
5,836
Speak another language
8.5%+31.8%
Languages spoken
36
Born overseas
10.7%

What languages do people in Kennington speak besides English?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    96+14.3%
  2. 02
    Karen
    54-5.3%
  3. 03
    Arabic
    36+44.0%
  4. 04
    Nepali
    32+967%
  5. 05
    Punjabi
    31+93.8%
  6. 06
    Sinhalese
    27+238%
  7. 07
    German
    21+110%
  8. 08
    Italian
    20+11.1%
  9. 09
    Cantonese
    19+171%
  10. 10
    Hindi
    19+375%

Is Kennington more multilingual than Victoria?

Victoria has a higher share than Kennington.

Kennington
8.5%
Greater Bendigo
5.8%
Victoria
26.6%

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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Kennington is part of Greater Bendigo, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.