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42nd of 542 local government areas for language diversity

Languages spoken in Unincorp. Other Territories

Unincorp. Other Territories has one clear second language, and it's Norf'k-Pitcairn. At the 2021 Census, about 770 people spoke a language other than English at home. Norf'k-Pitcairn alone reaches more than a quarter of the population. Across Australia's other territories, the share speaking another language is higher than in Unincorp. Other Territories.

Residents
2,454
Speak another language
765
Languages at home
19
Change since 2016
−11.0%

How far ahead of other languages is Norf'k-Pitcairn in Unincorp. Other Territories?

Norf'k-Pitcairn at home

27%

Norf'k-Pitcairn is spoken at home by 27 per cent of residents. Among residents who use a language other than English, Norf'k-Pitcairn is the language of nearly nine in ten of them. Fijian, Tagalog, Chinese and Spanish together have fewer speakers. The Norf'k-Pitcairn speaker count has held steady since 2016.

How does Unincorp. Other Territories compare with Australia as a whole?

Australia as a whole comes in under Unincorp. Other Territories' share. In Australia's other territories, Unincorp. Other Territories is in 3rd place.

Unincorp. Other Territories
31.2%
Australia
21.3%
Australia's other territories
40.0%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home, by the same method for every area.

Compare Unincorp. Other Territories with every council on the diversity index.

How does Norf'k-Pitcairn spread across Unincorp. Other Territories' suburbs?

Norf'k-Pitcairn is most concentrated in Norfolk Island, where it's spoken by just over three in ten residents.

The suburb names link through to their own figures.

What else is spoken in Unincorp. Other Territories?

Behind the largest community, three more stand out.

Fijian

27 speakers

That's one in 90 residents.

Tagalog

22 speakers

Its speaker count has grown by more than a quarter since 2016.

Spanish

6 speakers

About 0.2 per cent of all residents.

Which languages follow Norf'k-Pitcairn in Unincorp. Other Territories?

Each row is a language and the number who speak it at home, beside its change on 2016. The headline total also includes broad ABS categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which aren't listed here.

  1. 01
    Norf'k-Pitcairn
    664-6.5%
  2. 02
    Fijian
    270%
  3. 03
    Tagalog
    22+29.4%
  4. 04
    Spanish
    6
  5. 05
    Cantonese
    5
  6. 06
    Dutch
    5
  7. 07
    Fijian Hindustani
    5
  8. 08
    Afrikaans
    4-33.3%
  9. 09
    Greek
    4
  10. 10
    Mandarin
    4-42.9%

What does Unincorp. Other Territories' language mix look like?

  • Grew 50%+
  • 25%+
  • 10%+
  • Held
  • Slipped
  • Declined 10%+
  • Not comparable
The 11 most spoken languages in Unincorp. Other Territories, covering 749 speakers. Block size follows speaker numbers; colour follows the five-year change. Every figure is also in the table below.
  • Grew 50%+
  • 25%+
  • 10%+
  • Held
  • Slipped
  • Declined 10%+
  • Not comparable
The 12 most spoken languages in Unincorp. Other Territories, covering 752 speakers. Block size follows speaker numbers; colour follows the five-year change. Every figure is also in the table below.

Where were Unincorp. Other Territories' residents born, and what do they believe?

Norfolk Island is the most common overseas birthplace.

Country of birth

36.3% born overseas, across 19 countries.

  1. 01
    Norfolk Island
    348-7.0%
  2. 02
    New Zealand
    325+3.2%
  3. 03
    England
    71+9.2%
  4. 04
    Fiji
    39-22.0%
  5. 05
    Philippines
    30-26.8%
  6. 06
    United States of America
    18+20.0%
  7. 07
    Papua New Guinea
    90%
  8. 08
    Zimbabwe
    8
  9. 09
    Canada
    6
  10. 10
    Netherlands
    6

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    1,154-5.8%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    885+46.3%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    3-70.0%
  4. 04
    Islam
    0-100%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    0-100%

How does Unincorp. Other Territories look on the map?

The shading shows how many residents speak a multicultural languageany language other than English at home, on ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries. Compare Unincorp. Other Territories with its neighbours on the full map.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

31.2% is the share of all residents who reported a language other than English. The 349 who didn't answer aren't counted as speakers. If they were, the share would be 45.4%; among respondents alone it's 36.3%.

Language lists name languages only; residual ABS groups are in the totals. Summed-suburb national totals run a little low.

Reuse these figures under CC BY 4.0 with credit to LEXIGO Language Map.

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