19.2% ▲ +54.1%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0850, NT · Postcode
Language in 0850, NT
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in postcode 0850 now use a language other than English at home, with the figure rising 6.8 percentage points since 2011. While 19.2% of residents speak another language, this is still far below the Northern Territory average. Most people here speak only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Nearly one in five people use another language at home, which is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure. English is the main language for 64.4% of residents, while Tagalog is the most common second language at 1.5%. Only 1.7% of the population speak little or no English.
1.7% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.5%
- 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 0850, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0850/0850-nt/topic/language