Darwin City, Darwin
Languages spoken in Darwin City
The 2021 Census found about 2,300 people in Darwin City, part of Darwin, speaking a language other than English at home. The share speaking another language is close to the figure for the Northern Territory. In all, 49 languages are spoken in its homes.
- Residents
- 6,975
- Speak another language
- 33.6%+27.0%
- Languages spoken
- 49
- Born overseas
- 43.3%
What languages are spoken in Darwin City?
- 01Nepali507+281%
- 02Mandarin381+22.1%
- 03Sinhalese125+346%
- 04Vietnamese123+310%
- 05Indonesian99+183%
- 06Cantonese94+38.2%
- 07Hindi91+51.7%
- 08Tagalog88-22.1%
- 09Korean83-19.4%
- 10Spanish83+186%
Where were Darwin City's residents born?
Overseas-born residents make up 43 per cent of residents, most often from Nepal.
- 01Nepal507+267%
- 02England272-10.8%
- 03India268+42.6%
- 04China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)263+101%
- 05Philippines172-16.5%
- 06New Zealand167-6.2%
- 07Sri Lanka140+300%
- 08Vietnam131+179%
- 09Indonesia121+290%
- 10Korea, Republic of (South)83-23.9%
How does Darwin City compare with Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is 1.6 times the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Darwin City
- 33.6%
- Northern Territory
- 32.1%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Darwin City's religious mix?
- 01No religion or secular beliefs2,922+27.4%
- 02Christianity1,938-12.9%
- 03Hinduism707+144%
- 04Buddhism339+21.9%
- 05Islam150+41.5%
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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