84.3% —
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 80.3%
- 2021: 84.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
West Daly · Council (LGA)
Language in West Daly
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Among the highest for its type, West Daly has a very high proportion of residents who speak a language other than English. Around 84.3% of people use another language at home, which is far above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 11.9% of residents speak English only, and 17% speak little or no English, which is far above the Northern Territory figure. While the proportion of people using another language rose to 84.3% since 2016, the share of those with little or no English fell by 5 points.
17.0% ▼ -22.7%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 17.0%
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 West Daly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA74680/west-daly/topic/language