McMinns Lagoon · Suburb / Locality

Language in McMinns Lagoon

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

English is the dominant language in McMinns Lagoon, where only 3.6% of people use another language at home. This is far below both the Northern Territory and national figures, placing the area around the middle for its level compared to similar places.

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📍 McMinns Lagoon, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 90.8% of residents speak only English at home. While 0.4% of people speak little or no English, which is higher than most areas, this figure remains well below the Northern Territory average.

3.6% ▼ -0.1%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.6%
  • 2016: 5.4%
  • 2021: 3.6%

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

0.4% ▼ -13.1%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.5%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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 McMinns Lagoon, 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 McMinns Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70181/mcminns-lagoon/topic/language