46.9% —
Higher than 99% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Rest of NT · Capital City
Language in Rest of NT
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all people in Rest of NT use a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This creates a daily environment where a wide variety of languages are spoken, far exceeding the patterns seen across the rest of the territory and the nation.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 46.9% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that is far above the national average and rose slightly since 2016. While English is the main language for 43.0% of people, 6.2% speak little or no English, which is a little above the Australian figure.
6.2% ▲ +7.1%
Higher than 96% of capital city areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Rest of NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/7RNTE/rest-of-nt/topic/language