19.3% ▲ +56.9%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Driver · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Driver
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language for 71% of people in Driver. While the area is more linguistically diverse than many similar places, it remains well below the Northern Territory average for people using other languages at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 19.3% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that rose 7.0 percentage points since 2011. This is far below the territory average, and only 2.4% of people speak little or no English.
2.4% ▲ +28.3%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 Driver [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041037/driver/topic/language