SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Queensland

Bundaberg

98,105 residents · 75+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
10.6%
10,403 people
Growth since last census
+71.3%
vs previous census
In context
0.57× Queensland avg
0.39× national avg
Population
98,105
CALD residents
10,403
Languages spoken
75
Fastest-growing
+385%
Narrative

Why this matters

Bundaberg is home to 98,105 residents. 10.6% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 10,403 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Bundaberg into a single shareable document: the languages spoken at home, the communities growing fastest, and the suburb-level variation that a council-wide average hides.

Languages

The twelve most-spoken

Bars show share of LGA residents · growth since last census

  1. 01
    Mandarin390 · 0.4%
    5.7%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese222 · 0.2%
    77.6%
  3. 03
    Malayalam214 · 0.2%
    96.3%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans201 · 0.2%
    25.6%
  5. 05
    Italian201 · 0.2%
    31.6%
  6. 06
    German187 · 0.2%
    9.2%
  1. 01
    Filipino186 · 0.2%
    106.7%
  2. 02
    Thai174 · 0.2%
    228.3%
  3. 03
    Korean173 · 0.2%
    30.1%
  4. 04
    Tagalog136 · 0.1%
    1.4%
  5. 05
    Nepali112 · 0.1%
    64.7%
  6. 06
    Japanese103 · 0.1%
    17.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 89%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 89.4%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 10.6%
Mandarin
390 · +5.7%
Vietnamese
222 · +77.6%
Malayalam
214 · +96.3%
Afrikaans
201 · +25.6%
Italian
201 · -31.6%
German
187 · -9.2%
Filipino
186 · +106.7%
Thai
174 · +228.3%
Korean
173 · +30.1%
Tagalog
136 · -1.4%
Nepali
112 · +64.7%
Japanese
103 · +17.0%
Spanish
102 · +64.5%
French
97 · +21.3%
Malay
97 · +385.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin390 · 0.4%
    5.7%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese222 · 0.2%
    77.6%
  3. 03
    Malayalam214 · 0.2%
    96.3%
  4. 04
    Afrikaans201 · 0.2%
    25.6%
  5. 05
    Italian201 · 0.2%
    31.6%
  6. 06
    German187 · 0.2%
    9.2%
  7. 07
    Filipino186 · 0.2%
    106.7%
  8. 08
    Thai174 · 0.2%
    228.3%
  9. 09
    Korean173 · 0.2%
    30.1%
  10. 10
    Tagalog136 · 0.1%
    1.4%
  11. 11
    Nepali112 · 0.1%
    64.7%
  12. 12
    Japanese103 · 0.1%
    17.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Malay
+385.0%
97 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Thai
+228.3%
174 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Filipino
+106.7%
186 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Bundaberg.

We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.