18.6% ▲ +64.5%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Katherine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Katherine
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
An increase of 7.3 percentage points since 2011 means more people in Katherine now speak a language other than English at home. While 18.6% of the community use another language, this is still well below the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 65.4% of the area, while Tagalog is the next most common at 1.3%. Very few people struggle with English, with only 1.5% speaking little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
1.5% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 Katherine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702051067/katherine/topic/language