5.9% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Litchfield · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Litchfield
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 79.1% of people in Litchfield. This area is far less linguistically diverse than the rest of the territory, with only 5.9% of residents using a language other than English at home.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people using another language is far below the Northern Territory figure of 32.4% and the national figure of 22.3%. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 1.0% speak little or no English, which is a little below the national average.
1.0% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Litchfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70103/litchfield/topic/language