SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Northern Territory

Darwin

79,143 residents · 137+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
38.1%
30,165 people
Growth since last census
+41.1%
vs previous census
In context
0.91× Northern Territory avg
1.41× national avg
Population
79,143
CALD residents
30,165
Languages spoken
137
Fastest-growing
+166%
Narrative

Why this matters

Darwin is home to 79,143 residents. 38.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 30,165 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Darwin 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
    Greek2,642 · 3.3%
    ▼5.0%
  2. 02
    Nepali2,434 · 3.1%
    ▲166.0%
  3. 03
    Mandarin1,740 · 2.2%
    ▲10.3%
  4. 04
    Tagalog1,616 · 2.0%
    ▼7.0%
  5. 05
    Filipino1,080 · 1.4%
    ▼6.3%
  6. 06
    Malayalam900 · 1.1%
    ▲23.5%
  1. 01
    Indonesian898 · 1.1%
    ▲10.7%
  2. 02
    Vietnamese868 · 1.1%
    ▲65.6%
  3. 03
    Punjabi812 · 1.0%
    ▲135.4%
  4. 04
    Sinhalese699 · 0.9%
    ▲109.9%
  5. 05
    Cantonese574 · 0.7%
    ▼2.2%
  6. 06
    Urdu573 · 0.7%
    ▲116.2%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 62%
GRE
NEP
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 61.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 38.1%
Greek
2,642 · -5.0%
Nepali
2,434 · +166.0%
Mandarin
1,740 · +10.3%
Tagalog
1,616 · -7.0%
Filipino
1,080 · -6.3%
Malayalam
900 · +23.5%
Indonesian
898 · +10.7%
Vietnamese
868 · +65.6%
Punjabi
812 · +135.4%
Sinhalese
699 · +109.9%
Cantonese
574 · -2.2%
Urdu
573 · +116.2%
Bengali
558 · +73.8%
Hindi
533 · +12.2%
Thai
505 · +19.7%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Greek2,642 · 3.3%
    ▼5.0%
  2. 02
    Nepali2,434 · 3.1%
    ▲166.0%
  3. 03
    Mandarin1,740 · 2.2%
    ▲10.3%
  4. 04
    Tagalog1,616 · 2.0%
    ▼7.0%
  5. 05
    Filipino1,080 · 1.4%
    ▼6.3%
  6. 06
    Malayalam900 · 1.1%
    ▲23.5%
  7. 07
    Indonesian898 · 1.1%
    ▲10.7%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese868 · 1.1%
    ▲65.6%
  9. 09
    Punjabi812 · 1.0%
    ▲135.4%
  10. 10
    Sinhalese699 · 0.9%
    ▲109.9%
  11. 11
    Cantonese574 · 0.7%
    ▼2.2%
  12. 12
    Urdu573 · 0.7%
    ▲116.2%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+166.0%
2,434 speakers · 3.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Punjabi
+135.4%
812 speakers · 1.0% of LGA
#3
Language
Urdu
+116.2%
573 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Casuarina (NT)
389 RESIDENTS
79.4% CALDTop: Mandarin
Berrimah
1,136 RESIDENTS
57.7% CALDTop: Tagalog
Wagaman
1,989 RESIDENTS
50.8% CALDTop: Greek
Muirhead
3,675 RESIDENTS
49.2% CALDTop: Malayalam
Coconut Grove
2,835 RESIDENTS
48.6% CALDTop: Nepali
Brinkin
1,068 RESIDENTS
47.9% CALDTop: Greek
Darwin City
6,975 RESIDENTS
46.6% CALDTop: Nepali
Millner
2,580 RESIDENTS
46.6% CALDTop: Nepali
Nakara
1,851 RESIDENTS
45.8% CALDTop: Mandarin
Alawa
2,026 RESIDENTS
42.6% CALDTop: Greek
Karama
4,751 RESIDENTS
41.5% CALDTop: Greek
The Narrows (NT)
639 RESIDENTS
38.5% CALDTop: Filipino
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