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Kingsbury - Bundoora

Language used at home

In Kingsbury - Bundoora, 42.4% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Kingsbury - Bundoora's language statistics show the proportion of the population who use a language at home other than English. They indicate how culturally diverse a population is and the degree to which different ethnic groups and nationalities are retaining their language.

Kingsbury - Bundoora's language statistics should be analysed in conjunction with Country of Birth and Proficiency in English to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups in the area and the services required by the multicultural community.

Please note: Due to ABS rules regarding perturbation of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual language groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.

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Derived from the Census question:

'Does the person use a language other than English at home?'

Language used at home - Summary
Kingsbury - Bundoora - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language summaryNumber%Fairfield - Alphington %Number%Fairfield - Alphington %2006 to 2021
Speaks English only5,46452.577.64,39752.769.4+1,066
Non-English total4,41442.419.43,36740.425.9+1,046
Not stated5305.13.05746.94.7-45
Total Population10,408100.0100.08,340100.0100.0+2,068
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2006 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Language used at home - Ranked by size
Kingsbury - Bundoora - Total persons (Usual residence)20212006Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Fairfield - Alphington %Number%Fairfield - Alphington %2006 to 2021
Mandarin1,0199.81.75366.41.4+482
Vietnamese3863.70.92322.80.5+153
Italian3583.42.84165.06.1-59
Greek3093.05.73944.79.0-85
Arabic2062.00.51041.30.6+101
Cantonese1981.90.72302.80.6-33
Sinhalese1901.80.11311.60.2+59
Hindi1791.70.21521.80.6+27
Macedonian1791.70.62012.40.6-22
Tamil1261.20.1660.80.1+60
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Excludes languages spoken at home by fewer than 10 people.

Dominant groups

Analysis of the language used at home by the population of Kingsbury - Bundoora in 2021 compared to Fairfield - Alphington shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who used English only, and a larger proportion of those using a non-English language (either exclusively, or in addition to English).

Overall, 52.5% of the population used English only, and 42.4% used a non-English language, compared with 77.6% and 19.4% respectively for Fairfield - Alphington.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Kingsbury - Bundoora was Mandarin, with 9.8% of the population, or 1,019 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Kingsbury - Bundoora and Fairfield - Alphington in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Mandarin at home (9.8% compared to 1.7%)
  • A larger percentage using Vietnamese at home (3.7% compared to 0.9%)
  • A larger percentage using Sinhalese at home (1.8% compared to 0.1%)
  • A smaller percentage using Greek at home (3.0% compared to 5.7%)

Emerging groups

Between 2006 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 1,047 or 31.1%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 1,067 or 24.3%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Kingsbury - Bundoora between 2006 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Mandarin (+482 persons)
  • Vietnamese (+153 persons)
  • Arabic (+101 persons)
  • Greek (-85 persons)

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