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Language in Alice Springs

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

Nearly 45% of people in Alice Springs speak a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse places in the region, where almost half of all residents use a second language.

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📍 Alice Springs, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While English is the main language for 40.3% of residents, others commonly speak Punjabi, Hindi, and Vietnamese. About 4.3% of people speak little or no English, which is among the highest rates for similar areas.

People using another language at home

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44.2% ▲ +18.0%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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4.3% ▼ -31.6%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

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 Alice Springs, English only is the majority at 85%; Punjabi is next at 6%.

English only 40.3% Punjabi 3.0% Hindi 2.6% Vietnamese 1.7%

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 Alice Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70005/alice-springs/topic/language