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Roper Gulf · Council (LGA)

Language in Roper Gulf

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

A huge 42 percentage point gap separates Roper Gulf from the national average in language diversity. Nearly 65% of people here use a language other than English at home, a figure that has grown since 2011 and is far above the figures for both the Northern Territory and Australia.

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📍 Roper Gulf, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 24.5% of residents speak English only, while 7.2% speak little or no English, which is well above the national figure. This high rate of non-English use is among the highest for similar areas.

People using another language at home

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64.6% ▲ +6.4%

Higher than 97% 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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7.2% ▼ -14.9%

Higher than 92% 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 Roper Gulf, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 24.5% Mandarin 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Italian 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 Roper Gulf [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA73600/roper-gulf/topic/language