Bedford Park, Mitcham

Languages spoken in Bedford Park

The 2021 Census found about 680 people in Bedford Park, part of Mitcham, speaking a language other than English at home. Australia as a whole has a lower share than Bedford Park. In all, 37 languages are spoken in its homes.

Residents
1,816
Speak another language
37.6%-13.7%
Languages spoken
37
Born overseas
42.5%

What languages are spoken in Bedford Park?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    166-12.2%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese
    63-30.8%
  3. 03
    Sinhalese
    34+325%
  4. 04
    Malayalam
    33+313%
  5. 05
    Greek
    31-6.1%
  6. 06
    Nepali
    29+70.6%
  7. 07
    Cantonese
    28-9.7%
  8. 08
    Punjabi
    27+200%
  9. 09
    Hindi
    26+100%
  10. 10
    Indonesian
    24-76.5%

Where were Bedford Park's residents born?

Overseas-born residents make up 42 per cent of residents, most often from China.

  1. 01
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    1160%
  2. 02
    India
    89+58.9%
  3. 03
    Vietnam
    52-40.9%
  4. 04
    Singapore
    50-35.9%
  5. 05
    Nepal
    40+135%
  6. 06
    Sri Lanka
    39+255%
  7. 07
    England
    38+11.8%
  8. 08
    Indonesia
    31-71.0%
  9. 09
    Malaysia
    29-40.8%
  10. 10
    Korea, Republic of (South)
    23+43.8%

How does Bedford Park compare with South Australia?

Bedford Park's share is above South Australia, at more than twice the rate.

Bedford Park
37.6%
Australia
21.3%
South Australia
16.9%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What's Bedford Park's religious mix?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    817+15.7%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    559-14.4%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    114+37.3%
  4. 04
    Hinduism
    90+66.7%
  5. 05
    Islam
    60-61.5%

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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