Northampton · Council (LGA)

Language in Northampton

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

English is the primary language for 83.9% of people in Northampton. Very few residents use another language at home, making the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the country.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 2.4% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. This low diversity is reflected in the fact that just 0.2% of residents speak little or no English.

2.4% ▲ +24.0%

Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 2.4%

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

0.2% ▲ +174.3%

Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.

  • 2016: 0.1%
  • 2021: 0.2%

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.

Language used at home

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In Northampton, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 0%.

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 Northampton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56790/northampton/topic/language