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Language in Remainder of State/Territory

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

A gap of 9.3 percentage points separates the Remainder of State/Territory (NT) from the rest of the Territory in home language use. While 23.1% of people here speak a language other than English at home, this is well below the Northern Territory figure of 32.4%. Overall, the area's language profile aligns closely with the national average.

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📍 Remainder of State/Territory, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 62.7% of residents, though 23.1% use another language at home, which is about the same as the Australian average. Around 4.3% of people speak little or no English, a figure that is about the same as both the Territory and national rates.

People who speak little or no English

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4.3% —

Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.

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 Remainder of State/Territory, English only is the majority at 98%; Vietnamese is next at 1%.

English only 62.7% Vietnamese 0.7% Mandarin 0.2% Greek 0.2% Tagalog 0.2% Italian 0.1% Cantonese 0.0% Hindi 0.0% Arabic 0.0% Punjabi 0.0%

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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL731001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/language