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0860, NT · Postcode

Language in 0860, NT

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

Over a third of people in postcode 0860 speak a language other than English at home. This proportion has risen by 15 percentage points since 2011, making the area far more linguistically diverse than the national average.

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📍 0860, NT, Postcode

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 35% of residents use another language at home, very few struggle with English, with only 2.1% speaking little or no English. Most people speak English only (52.9%), followed by small numbers who speak Tagalog, Mandarin, Punjabi, or Greek.

People using another language at home

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35.0% ▲ +75.5%

Higher than 89% of postcode areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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2.1% ▼ -23.9%

Higher than 76% of postcode areas.

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 0860, NT, English only is the majority at 95%; Tagalog is next at 2%.

English only 52.9% Tagalog 0.9% Mandarin 0.4% Punjabi 0.4% Greek 0.4% Hindi 0.4% Arabic 0.2% Cantonese 0.1%

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 0860, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0860/0860-nt/topic/language