39.9% ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 34.1%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Petermann · Suburb / Locality
Language in Petermann
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the main language spoken by 39.9% of people in Petermann, but the area is remarkably diverse. Around 40% of residents use another language at home, which is far above the national figure.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Almost 40% of people use a language other than English at home, a figure well above both the Northern Territory and the national average. Despite this diversity, no one in the area speaks little or no English.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.2%
- 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.
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 Petermann [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70222/petermann/topic/language