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Waverley Local Government Area (LGA)Community profile

Bondi Junction

Language used at home

In Bondi Junction, 28.4% of people used a language other than English at home in 2021.

Bondi Junction'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.

Bondi Junction'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
Bondi Junction - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language summaryNumber%Waverley Council area %Number%Waverley Council area %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only6,64864.273.15,54158.668.7+1,107
Non-English total2,94228.420.92,64728.020.9+295
Not stated7717.45.91,26013.310.4-489
Total Population10,361100.0100.09,448100.0100.0+913
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information
Language used at home - Ranked by size
Bondi Junction - Total persons (Usual residence)20212016Change
Language (excludes English)Number%Waverley Council area %Number%Waverley Council area %2016 to 2021
Mandarin3873.71.42813.01.1+106
Portuguese3783.61.82602.81.9+118
Spanish3243.12.92112.22.1+113
Russian2582.51.92602.82.2-2
Italian1791.71.61581.71.7+21
French1601.51.91541.61.8+6
Cantonese1291.20.51091.20.5+20
Hebrew1241.21.31231.31.4+1
Filipino/Tagalog1161.10.5901.00.5+26
Greek1001.01.1790.81.0+21
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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 Bondi Junction in 2021 compared to Waverley Council area 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, 64.2% of the population used English only, and 28.4% used a non-English language, compared with 73.1% and 20.9% respectively for Waverley Council area.

The dominant language used at home, other than English, in Bondi Junction was Mandarin, with 3.7% of the population, or 387 people using this language at home.

The major differences between the languages used at home for the population of Bondi Junction and Waverley Council area in 2021 were:

  • A larger percentage using Mandarin at home (3.7% compared to 1.4%)
  • A larger percentage using Portuguese at home (3.6% compared to 1.8%)

Emerging groups

Between 2016 and 2021, the number of people who used a language other than English at home increased by 295 or 11.1%, and the number of people who used English only increased by 1,107 or 20.0%.

The largest changes in the languages used by the population in Bondi Junction between 2016 and 2021 were for those using:

  • Portuguese (+118 persons)
  • Spanish (+113 persons)
  • Mandarin (+106 persons)

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