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Tennant Creek · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Language in Tennant Creek

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

Just over half of the people in Tennant Creek speak only English at home. This is a linguistically diverse area where 35% of residents use another language, a figure that has risen by 15 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Tennant Creek, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

The proportion of people using another language at home is much higher than most areas and far above the national figure of 22.3%. However, those who speak little or no English make up only 2.1% of the population, which is a little below both the territory and national figures.

People using another language at home

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35.0% ▲ +75.2%

Higher than 80% 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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2.1% ▼ -23.9%

Higher than 61% 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 Tennant Creek, English only is the majority at 95%; Tagalog is next at 2%.

English only 52.9% Tagalog 0.9% Mandarin 0.4% Punjabi 0.4% Greek 0.4% Hindi 0.4% Arabic 0.2% Cantonese 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 Tennant Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702021056/tennant-creek/topic/language