Tennant Creek, Barkly
What Tennant Creek speaks at home
At the 2021 Census, 33 per cent of residents in Tennant Creek spoke a language other than English at home, most often Warumungu. The next largest is Alyawarr. The share speaking another language is 1.6 times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Residents
- 2,993
- Speak another language
- 33.2%+16.1%
- Languages spoken
- 37
- Born overseas
- 13.5%
What languages are spoken in Tennant Creek?
- 01Malayalam35+66.7%
- 02Nepali32+357%
- 03Tagalog23+53.3%
- 04Filipino17-52.8%
- 05Indonesian13-13.3%
- 06Hindi12+71.4%
- 07Mandarin12-20.0%
- 08Shona120%
- 09Bengali11
- 10Greek11-56.0%
Where were Tennant Creek's residents born?
The Philippines is the most common overseas birthplace.
- 01Philippines64-9.9%
- 02India59+59.5%
- 03England51+13.3%
- 04New Zealand46-29.2%
- 05Nepal26+271%
- 06Zimbabwe24+50.0%
- 07Bangladesh15
- 08Fiji13-35.0%
- 09South Africa13+225%
- 10Indonesia10-33.3%
Where does Tennant Creek sit against the Northern Territory?
Tennant Creek is about level with the Northern Territory.
- Tennant Creek
- 33.2%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Northern Territory
- 32.1%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Tennant Creek's religious mix?
- 01Christianity1,288-2.8%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs1,129+9.1%
- 03Hinduism62+244%
- 04Buddhism30+3.4%
- 05Islam24+60.0%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
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