Katherine South, Katherine

What Katherine South speaks at home

The 2021 Census found about 240 people in Katherine South, part of Katherine, speaking a language other than English at home. The Northern Territory has a higher share than Katherine South. For the wider picture, Katherine has a page of its own.

Residents
1,425
Speak another language
16.8%+81.1%
Languages spoken
18
Born overseas
15.9%

Which languages lead in Katherine South?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Nepali
    41+215%
  2. 02
    Punjabi
    26
  3. 03
    Tagalog
    15-21.1%
  4. 04
    Telugu
    15
  5. 05
    Vietnamese
    15+200%
  6. 06
    Nuer
    12
  7. 07
    Mandarin
    11
  8. 08
    Sinhalese
    7+133%
  9. 09
    Thai
    7
  10. 10
    Swahili
    5

Where were Katherine South's residents born?

Overseas-born residents make up 16 per cent of residents, most often from Nepal.

  1. 01
    Nepal
    40+233%
  2. 02
    Philippines
    38+2.7%
  3. 03
    India
    32+28.0%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    24+9.1%
  5. 05
    England
    15+7.1%
  6. 06
    Sri Lanka
    14+100%
  7. 07
    Vietnam
    12+140%
  8. 08
    Thailand
    8
  9. 09
    South Africa
    7
  10. 10
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    6+100%

How does Katherine South compare with Australia as a whole?

Australia as a whole has a higher share than Katherine South.

Katherine South
16.8%
Northern Territory
32.1%
Australia
21.3%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What's Katherine South's religious mix?

  1. 01
    No religion or secular beliefs
    580+38.1%
  2. 02
    Christianity
    490-5.0%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    51+88.9%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    28+40.0%
  5. 05
    Islam
    17
  6. 06
    Judaism
    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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Katherine South is part of Katherine, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.