SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Northern Territory

Palmerston

36,736 residents · 97+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
26.4%
9,686 people
Growth since last census
+64.4%
vs previous census
In context
0.63× Northern Territory avg
0.97× national avg
Population
36,736
CALD residents
9,686
Languages spoken
97
Fastest-growing
+130%
Narrative

Why this matters

Palmerston is home to 36,736 residents. 26.4% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 9,686 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Palmerston 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
    Tagalog809 · 2.2%
    13.1%
  2. 02
    Filipino619 · 1.7%
    38.5%
  3. 03
    Greek370 · 1.0%
    38.1%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese285 · 0.8%
    40.4%
  5. 05
    Mandarin257 · 0.7%
    57.7%
  6. 06
    Nepali246 · 0.7%
    119.6%
  1. 01
    Thai235 · 0.6%
    46.9%
  2. 02
    Punjabi223 · 0.6%
    129.9%
  3. 03
    Indonesian198 · 0.5%
    0.5%
  4. 04
    Hindi155 · 0.4%
    27.0%
  5. 05
    Urdu139 · 0.4%
    29.9%
  6. 06
    Shona120 · 0.3%
    31.9%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 74%
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 73.6%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 26.4%
Tagalog
809 · +13.1%
Filipino
619 · +38.5%
Greek
370 · +38.1%
Vietnamese
285 · +40.4%
Mandarin
257 · +57.7%
Nepali
246 · +119.6%
Thai
235 · +46.9%
Punjabi
223 · +129.9%
Indonesian
198 · +0.5%
Hindi
155 · +27.0%
Urdu
139 · +29.9%
Shona
120 · +31.9%
Bengali
110 · +10.0%
Sinhalese
109 · +62.7%
Tamil
103 · -23.1%
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Tagalog809 · 2.2%
    13.1%
  2. 02
    Filipino619 · 1.7%
    38.5%
  3. 03
    Greek370 · 1.0%
    38.1%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese285 · 0.8%
    40.4%
  5. 05
    Mandarin257 · 0.7%
    57.7%
  6. 06
    Nepali246 · 0.7%
    119.6%
  7. 07
    Thai235 · 0.6%
    46.9%
  8. 08
    Punjabi223 · 0.6%
    129.9%
  9. 09
    Indonesian198 · 0.5%
    0.5%
  10. 10
    Hindi155 · 0.4%
    27.0%
  11. 11
    Urdu139 · 0.4%
    29.9%
  12. 12
    Shona120 · 0.3%
    31.9%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+129.9%
223 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#2
Language
Nepali
+119.6%
246 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
#3
Language
Sinhalese
+62.7%
109 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Palmerston.

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