23.4% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.9%
- 2016: 30.5%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0862, NT · Postcode
Language in 0862, NT
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly one quarter of people in postcode 0862 use a language other than English at home. This makes the area much more linguistically diverse than most other places. While this is slightly above the national figure, it is well below the Northern Territory average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 23.4% of residents speak a different language at home, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. English is the main language for 68.5% of people, while a small number speak Mandarin or Tagalog.
2.4% ▲ +29.9%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 0862, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0862/0862-nt/topic/language