38.5% ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.7%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Baines · Suburb / Locality
Language in Baines
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A striking 38.5% of people in Baines use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure of 22.3% and makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level. While English is still the most common language, there is a significant presence of other tongues spoken throughout the region.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 38.5% of residents speak another language at home, which is well above the Northern Territory figure. Despite this diversity, only 2.5% of people speak little or no English, a rate that is about the same as the Australian average.
2.5% ▼ -55.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 Baines [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70021/baines/topic/language