24.4% ▲ +52.0%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Alice Springs · Council (LGA)
Language in Alice Springs
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 68.1% of people in Alice Springs. The area is more linguistically diverse than most similar places, with the proportion of people using a language other than English at home rising to 24.4% since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About one quarter of residents use another language at home, which is a little above the national figure. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the Northern Territory average. Only 2.3% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016.
2.3% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70200/alice-springs/topic/language