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Darwin Airport · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Darwin Airport

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

A massive 33 percentage point jump since 2011 has made Darwin Airport a much more linguistically diverse place. Now, 34.8% of residents speak a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Darwin Airport, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 43.5% of people speak only English and 17.4% use Hindi, no one in the area speaks little or no English. This lack of English-language barriers is well below both the Northern Territory and national figures.

People using another language at home

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34.8% ▲ +1643.0%

Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.0% —

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Darwin Airport, English only is the majority at 71%; Hindi is next at 29%.

English only 43.5% Hindi 17.4%

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 Darwin Airport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701011001/darwin-airport/topic/language