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Languages spoken in Tennant Creek

33.2% of Tennant Creek residents speak a language other than English at home, across 37 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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2,993

Residents

33.2%

+16.1%

Speak a language other than English

37

Languages spoken

13.5%

+9.4%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Warumungu
    327+45.3%
  2. 02
    Alyawarr
    163+181%
  3. 03
    Warlpiri
    136+17.2%
  4. 04
    Malayalam
    35+66.7%
  5. 05
    Warlmanpa
    33+94.1%
  6. 06
    Nepali
    32+357%
  7. 07
    Tagalog
    23+53.3%
  8. 08
    Filipino
    17-52.8%
  9. 09
    Indonesian
    13-13.3%
  10. 10
    Hindi
    12+71.4%

Where residents were born

13.5% born overseas, across 27 countries.

  1. 01
    Philippines
    64-9.9%
  2. 02
    India
    59+59.5%
  3. 03
    England
    51+13.3%
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    46-29.2%
  5. 05
    Nepal
    26+271%
  6. 06
    Zimbabwe
    24+50.0%
  7. 07
    Bangladesh
    15
  8. 08
    Fiji
    13-35.0%
  9. 09
    South Africa
    13+225%
  10. 10
    Indonesia
    10-33.3%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Tennant Creek at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    1,288-2.8%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,129+9.1%
  3. 03
    Hinduism
    62+244%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    30+3.4%
  5. 05
    Islam
    24+60.0%

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