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Sandover - Plenty · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Sandover - Plenty

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

About 60% of people in Sandover - Plenty use a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level, with a trend that has continued to rise since 2011.

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📍 Sandover - Plenty, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is the main language for 19.1% of residents, 7.7% speak little or no English, which is well above the Northern Territory and Australian figures. Other languages spoken include Tagalog, Mandarin, and Arabic.

People using another language at home

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60.0% ▲ +2.8%

Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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7.7% ▲ +14.1%

Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Sandover - Plenty, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

English only 19.1% Tagalog 0.2% Mandarin 0.1% Arabic 0.1%

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 Sandover - Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011052/sandover-plenty/topic/language