54.7% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 53.6%
- 2016: 54.7%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Barkly · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Barkly
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over half of the people in Barkly use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and among the highest rates across similar areas. It reflects a diverse linguistic landscape where only 39.7% of residents speak English exclusively.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 54.7% of residents use another language at home, which is far above the 32.4% seen across the Northern Territory. While a little more people speak little or no English here than in most areas, this figure fell to 4.9% since 2016.
4.9% ▼ -21.2%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 4.9%
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 Barkly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702021055/barkly/topic/language