Rakula · Suburb / Locality

Language in Rakula

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

A quarter of residents in Rakula now use a language other than English at home, a figure that sits well above the national average. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains well below the Northern Territory average.

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Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

About 25.4% of people use a language other than English at home, though 45.8% speak English only. Despite this diversity, not a single person in the area speaks little or no English, which is well below the figures for both the Territory and Australia.

25.4%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 25.4%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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.

Language used at home

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In Rakula, 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 Rakula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70228/rakula/topic/language