SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Northern Territory

Alice Springs

25,399 residents · 91+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
30.4%
7,729 people
Growth since last census
+83.7%
vs previous census
In context
0.74× Northern Territory avg
1.12× national avg
Population
25,399
CALD residents
7,729
Languages spoken
91
Fastest-growing
+470%
Narrative

Why this matters

Alice Springs is home to 25,399 residents. 30.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 7,729 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Alice Springs into a single shareable document: the languages spoken at home, the communities growing fastest, and the suburb-level variation that a council-wide average hides.

Languages

The twelve most-spoken

Bars show share of LGA residents · growth since last census

  1. 01
    Punjabi421 · 1.7%
    173.4%
  2. 02
    Malayalam414 · 1.6%
    2.6%
  3. 03
    Tagalog284 · 1.1%
    32.1%
  4. 04
    Warlpiri282 · 1.1%
    88.0%
  5. 05
    Mandarin269 · 1.1%
    65.0%
  6. 06
    Western Arrarnta241 · 0.9%
    249.3%
  1. 01
    Nepali223 · 0.9%
    278.0%
  2. 02
    Pitjantjatjara190 · 0.7%
    52.0%
  3. 03
    Hindi177 · 0.7%
    9.3%
  4. 04
    Filipino174 · 0.7%
    6.5%
  5. 05
    Luritja163 · 0.6%
    69.8%
  6. 06
    Spanish123 · 0.5%
    105.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 70%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 69.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 30.4%
Punjabi
421 · +173.4%
Malayalam
414 · -2.6%
Tagalog
284 · +32.1%
Warlpiri
282 · +88.0%
Mandarin
269 · +65.0%
Western Arrarnta
241 · +249.3%
Nepali
223 · +278.0%
Pitjantjatjara
190 · +52.0%
Hindi
177 · +9.3%
Filipino
174 · -6.5%
Luritja
163 · +69.8%
Spanish
123 · +105.0%
Eastern Arrernte
120 · +140.0%
Nuer
114 · +470.0%
Sinhalese
97 · +6.6%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Punjabi421 · 1.7%
    173.4%
  2. 02
    Malayalam414 · 1.6%
    2.6%
  3. 03
    Tagalog284 · 1.1%
    32.1%
  4. 04
    Warlpiri282 · 1.1%
    88.0%
  5. 05
    Mandarin269 · 1.1%
    65.0%
  6. 06
    Western Arrarnta241 · 0.9%
    249.3%
  7. 07
    Nepali223 · 0.9%
    278.0%
  8. 08
    Pitjantjatjara190 · 0.7%
    52.0%
  9. 09
    Hindi177 · 0.7%
    9.3%
  10. 10
    Filipino174 · 0.7%
    6.5%
  11. 11
    Luritja163 · 0.6%
    69.8%
  12. 12
    Spanish123 · 0.5%
    105.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nuer
+470.0%
114 speakers · 0.4% of LGA
#2
Language
Nepali
+278.0%
223 speakers · 0.9% of LGA
#3
Language
Western Arrarnta
+249.3%
241 speakers · 0.9% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Alice Springs.

We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.