SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Northern Territory

Darwin Waterfront Precinct

277 residents · 10+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
27.8%
77 people
Growth since last census
0.0%
vs previous census
In context
0.68× Northern Territory avg
1.02× national avg
Population
277
CALD residents
77
Languages spoken
10
Fastest-growing
0%
Narrative

Why this matters

Darwin Waterfront Precinct is home to 277 residents. 27.8% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 77 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 Waterfront Precinct 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
    Mandarin18 · 6.5%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Japanese9 · 3.2%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Korean7 · 2.5%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Portuguese5 · 1.8%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Cantonese5 · 1.8%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Djambarrpuyngu4 · 1.4%
    0.0%
  1. 01
    Non-verbal, so described4 · 1.4%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Afrikaans3 · 1.1%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Filipino3 · 1.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Thai3 · 1.1%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 72%
MAN
JAP
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 72.2%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 27.8%
Mandarin
18 · 0.0%
Japanese
9 · 0.0%
Korean
7 · 0.0%
Portuguese
5 · 0.0%
Cantonese
5 · 0.0%
Djambarrpuyngu
4 · 0.0%
Non-verbal, so described
4 · 0.0%
Afrikaans
3 · 0.0%
Filipino
3 · 0.0%
Thai
3 · 0.0%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin18 · 6.5%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Japanese9 · 3.2%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Korean7 · 2.5%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Portuguese5 · 1.8%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Cantonese5 · 1.8%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Djambarrpuyngu4 · 1.4%
    0.0%
  7. 07
    Non-verbal, so described4 · 1.4%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Afrikaans3 · 1.1%
    0.0%
  9. 09
    Filipino3 · 1.1%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Thai3 · 1.1%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Mandarin
0.0%
18 speakers · 6.5% of LGA
#2
Language
Japanese
0.0%
9 speakers · 3.2% of LGA
#3
Language
Korean
0.0%
7 speakers · 2.5% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Darwin Waterfront Precinct.

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