15.4% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.4%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Alligator · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Alligator
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A small rise in the use of non-English languages has occurred in Alligator since 2011, with 15.4% of people now speaking another language at home. This is well below the national figure, as most residents here speak only English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 67.3% of people speak only English, the proportion using another language at home rose 2.0 percentage points since 2011. Those who speak little or no English make up 2.3% of the population, which is higher than most areas despite being a little below the Northern Territory figure.
2.3% ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 Alligator [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702031057/alligator/topic/language