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Gwoja · State Electorate

Language in Gwoja

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

Daily life in Gwoja is defined by a high use of diverse languages, with 72.7% of people speaking a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and marks a huge increase from 13.2% in 2011.

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📍 Gwoja, State Electorate

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Nearly three quarters of residents use another language at home, a figure far above the Northern Territory average. This trend is reflected in the 8.7% who speak little or no English, which is well above the national figure of 3.4%.

People using another language at home

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72.7% ▲ +451.3%

Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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8.7% ▲ +115.0%

Higher than 91% of state electorate areas.

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 Gwoja, English only is the majority at 96%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 19.2% Mandarin 0.2% Italian 0.2% Hindi 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Vietnamese 0.1% Cantonese 0.0%

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 Gwoja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70014/gwoja/topic/language