0853, NT · Postcode

Language in 0853, NT

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

English is the primary way people communicate in postcode 0853, where very few residents speak a language other than English. Only 4.8% of people use another language at home, which is far below the national figure.

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📍 0853, NT, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Most residents speak only English, with 87.5% doing so. Only 0.5% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and is well below the Northern Territory average.

4.8% ▲ +38.0%

Lower than 53% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.5%
  • 2016: 6.9%
  • 2021: 4.8%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.5% ▼ -19.3%

Lower than 52% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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.

Language used at home

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In 0853, NT, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 0853, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0853/0853-nt/topic/language