8.3% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0885, NT · Postcode
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in postcode 0885 use a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 8.3% of residents speak another language, this is far below the Northern Territory and national figures.
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 73.2% of residents, with Tagalog, Italian and Vietnamese also spoken. Only 0.4% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2016.
8.3% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
0.4% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 55% 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 0885, NT [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA0885/0885-nt/topic/language