Batchelor · Urban Centre

Language in Batchelor

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

A far smaller proportion of people speak a language other than English in Batchelor than across the rest of the country. Only 6.7% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has fallen by 32 percentage points since 2011.

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📍 Batchelor, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 66.8% of the community. While the share of people using other languages is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the Northern Territory and national figures.

6.7% ▼ -82.7%

Higher than 76% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 39.0%
  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 6.7%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre 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 Batchelor, English only is the majority at 99%; 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 Batchelor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722010/batchelor/topic/language