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Languages spoken in Bendigo

7.0% of Bendigo residents speak a language other than English at home, across 32 languages (ABS Census 2021).

5,624

Residents

7.0%

+50.8%

Speak a language other than English

32

Languages spoken

10.3%

+18.0%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Karen
    84+47.4%
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    41+141%
  3. 03
    Punjabi
    23+53.3%
  4. 04
    Gujarati
    22
  5. 05
    Malayalam
    19+72.7%
  6. 06
    Hindi
    18-25.0%
  7. 07
    Spanish
    18+28.6%
  8. 08
    Tagalog
    18
  9. 09
    Filipino
    15
  10. 10
    Vietnamese
    14+133%

Where residents were born

10.3% born overseas, across 24 countries.

  1. 01
    India
    131+47.2%
  2. 02
    England
    115-8.7%
  3. 03
    Philippines
    46+254%
  4. 04
    Thailand
    45+95.7%
  5. 05
    Myanmar
    44+46.7%
  6. 06
    New Zealand
    40-7.0%
  7. 07
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    38+322%
  8. 08
    Vietnam
    16+45.5%
  9. 09
    Scotland
    11-42.1%
  10. 10
    Sri Lanka
    11+10.0%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Bendigo at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    2,782+30.8%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    2,286-9.3%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    86+21.1%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    81+28.6%
  5. 05
    Islam
    20-31.0%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    4-20.0%

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