NT · Local Government Area

Languages spoken in Katherine

17.1% of Katherine residents speak a language other than English at home, across 63 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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9,490

Residents

17.1%

+26.5%

Speak a language other than English

63

Languages spoken

#118

of 540 for diversity

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Kriol
    570+25.0%
  2. 02
    Nepali
    151+331%
  3. 03
    Tagalog
    123+23.0%
  4. 04
    Filipino
    55-8.3%
  5. 05
    Warlpiri
    49-3.9%
  6. 06
    Punjabi
    48+500%
  7. 07
    German
    46+254%
  8. 08
    Mandarin
    40+33.3%
  9. 09
    Malayalam
    37-24.5%
  10. 10
    Gurindji
    35+75.0%

63 languages recorded in Katherine(ABS Census 2021). Broader ABS categories such as “Chinese, nfd” are counted in the totals above but left out of this list, so the percentages can exceed the sum of the languages shown.

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