90.1% ▲ +391.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.3%
- 2016: 90.3%
- 2021: 90.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) · Urban Centre
Language in Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa)
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A staggering 90.1% of people in Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) (L) speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and marks a huge increase from 2011. It means that for the vast majority of residents, daily life involves using a language other than English.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people using another language at home rose 72 points since 2011, while 11.3% of residents speak little or no English. Both figures are well above the Northern Territory and national averages, with only 6% of the community using English only.
11.3% ▲ +15.6%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
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 Nganmarriyanga (Palumpa) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722025/nganmarriyanga/topic/language