91.3% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.6%
- 2016: 96.0%
- 2021: 91.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Jilkminggan · Suburb / Locality
Language in Jilkminggan
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A staggering 91.3% of people in Jilkminggan speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This far exceeds both the Northern Territory and national figures, shaping a community where English is not the primary tongue for the vast majority of residents.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 3.8% of people use English only at home, which is far above the national figure for non-English speaking households. This is consistent with the fact that 9.5% of residents speak little or no English, a rate well above the Australian average of 3.4%.
9.5% ▼ -57.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 9.5%
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 Jilkminggan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70137/jilkminggan/topic/language