33.6% ▲ +86.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0847, NT · Postcode
Language in 0847, NT
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a third of people in postcode 0847 use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. This diversity has grown quickly, with the proportion of people using other languages rising by 16 percentage points since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 33.6% of residents use another language at home, this is far above the national figure of 22.3%. Despite this, very few people struggle with English, as the 0.9% who speak little or no English is a little below the Northern Territory and Australian averages.
0.9% ▼ -79.4%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 0847, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0847/0847-nt/topic/language