12.3% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Nhulunbuy · Suburb / Locality
Language in Nhulunbuy
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
The mix of languages spoken in Nhulunbuy has shifted since 2011, though English remains the dominant tongue. While 12.3% of people now use a language other than English at home, this is still far below the figures for both the Northern Territory and Australia.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 12.3% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. However, the area is far more English-proficient than the state and national averages, with only 0.7% of residents speaking little or no English.
0.7% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 Nhulunbuy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70208/nhulunbuy/topic/language