13.1% ▲ +69.7%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Woodroffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Woodroffe
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
An increasing number of people are speaking languages other than English in Woodroffe, with the share rising 5.4 percentage points since 2011. While 13.1% of residents now use another language at home, this remains well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 76.6% of the area, with Tagalog being the most common other tongue at 2.1%. Only 1.6% of people speak little or no English, a figure that has barely changed since 2016 and is a little below the Northern Territory average.
1.6% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 Woodroffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041044/woodroffe/topic/language