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Language in Other Territories

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Across Other Territories, limited english is among the highest in the country and other language is among the highest in the country.

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📍 Other Territories, Capital City

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

40.7% of residents in Other Territories use a language other than English at home — among the highest in the country (above both the Other Territories average of 40.6% and the national 22.3%). 7.5% of people in Other Territories speak English not well or not at all, down 21.1% since 2016, among the highest in the country (below the Other Territories average of 7.5% but above the national 3.4%).

The most common language used at home is English only at 41%, ahead of Mandarin (5%).

People using another language at home

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40.7% —

Higher than 98% of capital city areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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7.5% ▼ -21.1%

Higher than 99% of capital city areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Other Territories, English only is the majority at 85%; Mandarin is next at 11%.

English only 40.8% Mandarin 5.1% Cantonese 1.3% Tagalog 0.6% Greek 0.1% Hindi 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Other Territories [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/gccsa/9OTER/other-territories/topic/language