71.8% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 87.3%
- 2016: 66.6%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ali Curung · Urban Centre
Language in Ali Curung
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the primary language for 23.1% of people in Ali Curung (L), though most residents use another language at home. This high level of linguistic diversity is a standout feature, with 71.8% of the population speaking a language other than English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Using another language at home is far more common here than in the rest of the Territory or Australia, although this figure fell 16 points since 2011. Meanwhile, the proportion of people who speak little or no English is a little above national levels at 5.8%.
5.8% ▼ -46.6%
Higher than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
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 Ali Curung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722002/ali-curung/topic/language