25.7% —
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 25.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0873, NT · Postcode
Language in 0873, NT
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than a quarter of people in postcode 0873 speak a language other than English at home, a figure well above the national average. While this is much higher than most Australian areas, it sits well below the Northern Territory average. The use of these languages has dipped slightly over the last few years.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 25.7% of residents use another language at home, though this fell 1.3 points since 2016. Most people speak only English (62.8%), and 2.8% speak little or no English, which is much higher than most areas but about the same as the national figure.
2.8% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 0873, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0873/0873-nt/topic/language