64.2% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 57.4%
- 2021: 64.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Nitmiluk · Suburb / Locality
Language in Nitmiluk
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A very high proportion of people in Nitmiluk use a language other than English at home. This reflects a diverse linguistic landscape where 64.2% of residents speak another language, a figure far above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Around 64.2% of people use another language at home, which is among the highest rates for similar areas and far above the Northern Territory's 32.4%. This is consistent with the 5.2% of residents who speak little or no English, a figure slightly above both the state and national averages.
5.2% ▼ -37.4%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 Nitmiluk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70211/nitmiluk/topic/language