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Katherine · Suburb / Locality

Language in Katherine

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

Daily life in Katherine is shaped by a mix of linguistic backgrounds, where nearly one in five people speak a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure.

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📍 Katherine, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 19% of residents use another language at home, though this is far below the Northern Territory's 32.4%. English is the main language for 64.9% of people, and 1.7% speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.

People using another language at home

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19.0% ▲ +68.5%

Higher than 86% 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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1.7% ▲ +18.7%

Higher than 83% 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 Katherine, English only is the majority at 92%; Tagalog is next at 2%.

English only 64.9% Tagalog 1.6% Mandarin 1.3% Greek 0.8% Arabic 0.7% Punjabi 0.6% Hindi 0.6% Cantonese 0.5%

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/sal/SAL70144/katherine/topic/language