6.3% ▲ +22.1%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0838, NT · Postcode
Language in 0838, NT
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 77.7% of people in postcode 0838. This is a very high proportion compared to the rest of the country, where far fewer people speak only English at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 6.3% of residents use another language at home, which is far below the national figure of 22.3%. While this has risen slightly since 2011, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is higher than most areas at 1.6%.
1.6% ▼ -26.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 0838, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0838/0838-nt/topic/language