26.7% —
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 17.2%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0875, NT · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A rise of 9.5 percentage points since 2016 means more people in postcode 0875 are now using languages other than English at home. This figure has climbed to 26.7%, which is well above the national average and much higher than in most similar areas.
English and the largest community languages.
While 66% of people speak only English, Punjabi, Tagalog, and Mandarin are the most common other languages. Those who speak little or no English make up 1.9% of the population, a figure that is much higher than most areas but a little below the Northern Territory average.
26.7% —
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
1.9% ▲ +52.8%
Higher than 75% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in 0875, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0875/0875-nt/topic/language