32.4% ▼ -53.9%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 70.3%
- 2016: 23.5%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Mataranka · Urban Centre
Language in Mataranka
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About 32.4% of people in Mataranka use a language other than English at home, which is among the highest proportions for similar areas. While this is far above the national figure, it represents a large drop from 2011 when 70.3% of the community spoke another language.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 51.7% of residents, and the proportion who speak little or no English has risen to 3.4%. This figure is about the same as the Northern Territory and national levels.
3.4% ▲ +160.7%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 3.4%
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.
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 Mataranka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722020/mataranka/topic/language