SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Northern Territory

Litchfield

21,110 residents · 61+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
19.9%
4,193 people
Growth since last census
+15.0%
vs previous census
In context
0.47× Northern Territory avg
0.73× national avg
Population
21,110
CALD residents
4,193
Languages spoken
61
Fastest-growing
+257%
Narrative

Why this matters

Litchfield is home to 21,110 residents. 19.9% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 4,193 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Litchfield 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
    Vietnamese131 · 0.6%
    42.5%
  2. 02
    Thai110 · 0.5%
    59.4%
  3. 03
    Greek84 · 0.4%
    10.5%
  4. 04
    German62 · 0.3%
    1.6%
  5. 05
    Mandarin49 · 0.2%
    2.1%
  6. 06
    Indonesian40 · 0.2%
    36.5%
  1. 01
    Khmer38 · 0.2%
    20.8%
  2. 02
    Kriol25 · 0.1%
    257.1%
  3. 03
    Filipino25 · 0.1%
    58.3%
  4. 04
    Tagalog23 · 0.1%
    65.2%
  5. 05
    Afrikaans20 · 0.1%
    17.6%
  6. 06
    French20 · 0.1%
    25.9%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 80%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 80.1%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 19.9%
Vietnamese
131 · -42.5%
Thai
110 · +59.4%
Greek
84 · +10.5%
German
62 · -1.6%
Mandarin
49 · +2.1%
Indonesian
40 · -36.5%
Khmer
38 · -20.8%
Kriol
25 · +257.1%
Filipino
25 · -58.3%
Tagalog
23 · -65.2%
Afrikaans
20 · +17.6%
French
20 · -25.9%
Dutch
19 · -13.6%
Malay
19 · +72.7%
Korean
17 · -22.7%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Vietnamese131 · 0.6%
    42.5%
  2. 02
    Thai110 · 0.5%
    59.4%
  3. 03
    Greek84 · 0.4%
    10.5%
  4. 04
    German62 · 0.3%
    1.6%
  5. 05
    Mandarin49 · 0.2%
    2.1%
  6. 06
    Indonesian40 · 0.2%
    36.5%
  7. 07
    Khmer38 · 0.2%
    20.8%
  8. 08
    Kriol25 · 0.1%
    257.1%
  9. 09
    Filipino25 · 0.1%
    58.3%
  10. 10
    Tagalog23 · 0.1%
    65.2%
  11. 11
    Afrikaans20 · 0.1%
    17.6%
  12. 12
    French20 · 0.1%
    25.9%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Kriol
+257.1%
25 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#2
Language
Malay
+72.7%
19 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
#3
Language
Thai
+59.4%
110 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
Use this data

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