81.0% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.6%
- 2016: 65.0%
- 2021: 81.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Pigeon Hole · Suburb / Locality
Language in Pigeon Hole
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
An overwhelming 81% of people in Pigeon Hole speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. Most residents here do not rely on English as their only language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While English is only used exclusively by 3.3% of residents, 12.4% of people speak little or no English. This is well above the Northern Territory figure of 3.9% and the national figure of 3.4%.
12.4% ▼ -35.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 12.4%
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.
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 Pigeon Hole [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70223/pigeon-hole/topic/language