Numbulwar, Roper Gulf

Languages spoken in Numbulwar

The 2021 Census counted 94 per cent of residents in Numbulwar speaking another language at home, across 6 languages led by Kriol. The next largest is Nunggubuyu. The share speaking another language is more than three times the figure for Australia as a whole.

Residents
673
Speak another language
94.4%-0.6%
Languages spoken
6
Born overseas
1.9%

What are Numbulwar's most spoken languages?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    4

How spread out are Numbulwar's languages?

The largest, Kriol, is spoken by nearly one in two residents.

Where were Numbulwar's residents born?

Overseas-born residents make up 13 people, most often from New Zealand.

  1. 01
    New Zealand
    6
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    4
  3. 03
    Philippines
    3

How does Numbulwar compare with the Northern Territory?

The share speaking another language is about two and a half times the figure for the Northern Territory.

Numbulwar
94.4%
Australia
21.3%
Northern Territory
32.1%

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

What's Numbulwar's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    417-16.8%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    55+7.8%

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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