6.2% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Weddell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Weddell
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Only 6.2% of people in Weddell use a language other than English at home, a figure far below the Northern Territory average. This makes the area much less linguistically diverse than most other parts of the region. English remains the dominant language for the vast majority of residents.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the primary language for 75.8% of the population, while 1.7% speak Vietnamese and 0.4% speak Mandarin. Very few residents struggle with English, with only 1.7% speaking little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
1.7% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 Weddell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701031035/weddell/topic/language