Alyangula · Urban Centre

Language in Alyangula

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

Far more people in Alyangula use a language other than English at home compared to most similar areas. However, the community is overwhelmingly English-speaking, with 73.2% using only English and very few residents struggling with the language.

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📍 Alyangula, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 8.3% of people use another language at home, this is far below the Northern Territory figure of 32.4% and fell sharply by 53 points since 2011. Only 0.4% speak little or no English, which is well below the national figure of 3.4%.

8.3% ▼ -86.5%

Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 60.9%
  • 2016: 9.2%
  • 2021: 8.3%

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

0.4% ▼ -30.3%

Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.4%

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.

Language used at home

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In Alyangula, English only is the majority at 97%; Tagalog is next at 1%.

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 Alyangula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721001/alyangula/topic/language