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RDA Northern Territory

Proficiency in English

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In the RDA Northern Territory in 2021, 4,640 females who spoke a language other than English at home reported difficulty speaking English.

Proficiency in English measures the self-assessed proficiency in spoken English of people who speak a language other than English at home. The data, when viewed with other ethnic and cultural indicators, such as Ancestry, Country of Birth, Language Spoken at Home and Religion, reflects the RDA Northern Territory's ethnic composition and how long the overseas born have been in Australia. This helps service providers determine whether they need to communicate with the local population in languages other than English.

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Derived from the Census question:

'How well does the person speak English?'

Proficiency in English
RDA Northern Territory - Total females (Usual residence)20212016Change
English proficiencyNumber%Greater Darwin %Number%Greater Darwin %2016 to 2021
Speaks English only65,46856.966.363,43757.568.1+2,031
Speaks English well or very well34,80330.222.729,81727.018.7+4,986
Speaks English not well or not at all4,6404.02.84,4754.13.0+165
Not stated10,1638.88.212,54011.410.2-2,377
Total population115,074100.0100.0110,269100.0100.0+4,805
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the proficiency in English data of the female population in the RDA Northern Territory in 2021 compared to Greater Darwin shows that there was a lower proportion of females who spoke English only, and a higher proportion of females who spoke another language and English not well or not at all.

Overall, 56.9% of females spoke English only, and 4.0% spoke another language and English not well or not at all, compared with 66.3% and 2.8% respectively for Greater Darwin.

Emerging groups

The most significant changes in the proficiency in English of the female population in this area between 2016 and 2021 were in those speaking:

  • Speaks English well or very well (+4,986 females)
  • Speaks English only (+2,031 females)
  • Speaks English not well or not at all (+165 females)

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