14.0% ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
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Language in Unincorporated NT
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 65.3% of people in Unincorporated NT. While most residents use English, there has been a steady rise in the use of other languages at home, which grew to 14% by 2021.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 14% of people use a language other than English at home, which is higher than most areas but still well below the national figure. This includes small groups speaking Vietnamese, Tagalog and Punjabi, while 1.7% of residents speak little or no English.
1.7% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 74% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Unincorporated NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA79399/unincorporated-nt/topic/language