31.1% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 29.5%
- 2021: 31.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Palmerston · Suburb / Locality
Language in Palmerston
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than three in ten people in Palmerston speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas of its kind. This variety is reflected in daily life, with about 31.1% of residents using a second language, a figure well above both the territory and national levels.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 65.5% of residents, though Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Cantonese are also common. This diversity is linked to the fact that 5% of people speak little or no English, which is a little above the national figure.
5.0% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.0%
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 Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80107/palmerston/topic/language