41.3% ▲ +17.5%
Higher than 89% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 41.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Katherine · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Katherine
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A far higher share of people speak a language other than English in Katherine than across Australia. Over 41% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits well above the Northern Territory average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 41.3% of people use a language other than English at home, only 3.9% speak little or no English, which is about the same as the national figure. English is the main language for 45.3% of the population, followed by small numbers of Tagalog and Mandarin speakers.
3.9% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
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 Katherine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70205/katherine/topic/language