20.6% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 20.1%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ross · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Ross
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people in Ross speak a language other than English at home than in most similar areas. While 20.6% of residents use another language, this is still far below the Northern Territory figure of 32.4%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 20.6% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure that rose slightly from 19.5% in 2011. Most residents speak English only (66.9%), and the 2.8% who speak little or no English is about the same as the national figure.
2.8% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.8%
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).
More for Ross
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Ross [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011051/ross/topic/language