Lake Bennett · Suburb / Locality

Language in Lake Bennett

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

Only 6.2% of Lake Bennett residents use a language other than English at home, which is much lower than the typical Australian or Territory household. This makes the area more linguistically uniform than most, with English being the dominant language spoken.

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📍 Lake Bennett, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the primary language for 63.6% of the population. While 6.2% use another language at home—a figure higher than in most similar areas—this is still far below the Northern Territory's 32.4%. Notably, no one in the area speaks little or no English.

6.2%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 4.6%
  • 2021: 6.2%

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 Lake Bennett, 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 Lake Bennett [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70153/lake-bennett/topic/language