22.6% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ludmilla - The Narrows · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than one in five people in Ludmilla - The Narrows use a language other than English at home, meaning a diverse mix of voices is heard in the neighbourhood. While this is higher than most similar areas, it is well below the Northern Territory average. This linguistic diversity has grown steadily over the last decade.
English and the largest community languages.
About 22.6% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that rose 6.4 percentage points since 2011. While English is the main language for 69.2%, others include Tagalog, Greek, and Mandarin; however, only 2.1% of people speak little or no English.
22.6% ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
2.1% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 61% 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Ludmilla - The Narrows [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701011006/ludmilla-the-narrows/topic/language