Adelaide River · Suburb / Locality

Language in Adelaide River

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

English is the dominant tongue in Adelaide River, where very few residents use another language at home. Only 2.2% of people speak a non-English language, a figure that is far below the national average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is spoken by 75.1% of the population. While 0.0% of people speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian figure, the proportion of people using another language at home is far below the Northern Territory average.

2.2% ▼ -59.7%

Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.5%
  • 2016: 5.4%
  • 2021: 2.2%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

Language used at home

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In Adelaide River, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Adelaide River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70002/adelaide-river/topic/language