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Language in Northern Areas

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

A far lower share of people speak a language other than English in Northern Areas compared to the rest of the country. Only 2% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This reflects a community where English is overwhelmingly the primary language.

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📍 Northern Areas, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is used by 91.9% of the population, and the 2% who speak another language at home is among the lowest for similar areas. This is consistent with the fact that very few people—just 0.2%—speak little or no English, a figure well below the Australian average of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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2.0% ▲ +55.8%

Lower than 91% of council (lga) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▲ +81.9%

Lower than 76% of council (lga) 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 Northern Areas, English only is the majority at 99%; Punjabi is next at 0%.

English only 91.9% Punjabi 0.2% Greek 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Arabic 0.1% Hindi 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 Northern Areas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA45120/northern-areas/topic/language