5.8% ▲ +13.0%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Howard Springs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Howard Springs
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant language for daily life in Howard Springs, where only 5.8% of people use another tongue at home. This is far below the national figure, making it one of the most linguistically uniform areas in the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Just 5.8% of residents speak a language other than English, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is far below the Northern Territory's 32.4%. This is reflected in the fact that very few people—only 0.4%—speak little or no English.
0.4% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 Howard Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701031031/howard-springs/topic/language