35.3% ▲ +76.4%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0800, NT · Postcode
Language in 0800, NT
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over a third of people in postcode 0800 use a language other than English at home, making it a linguistically diverse area. This figure is far above the national average and has jumped 15 percentage points since 2011. It creates a multicultural environment where many residents navigate daily life in multiple languages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 35.3% of residents speak a language other than English, which is much higher than most areas. While English is used by 52.1% of people, Mandarin is the most common second language at 5.2%. Only 2.7% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has fallen since 2016.
2.7% ▼ -41.6%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 0800, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0800/0800-nt/topic/language