Development of a Multicultural Strategy for the Northern Territory

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The Northern Territory Government (NTG) wants to hear from you as we develop a new Multicultural Strategy for the Northern Territory (the Strategy). This would outline the NTG’s vision over a 10-year period for a strong multicultural Territory.

The Strategy will:

  • take a whole of government approach
  • describe our vision, be guided by supporting principles, and identify priority areas for action
  • be complemented by a Multicultural Action Plan (MAP), which outlines NTG's work, commitment, and plans to support multicultural communities

Our proposal for the contents of the Strategy and MAP are contained within the Consultation Paper. The questions on the consultation paper are designed to guide community feedback and input.

Let us know your thoughts, ideas and feedback:

First, read the Consultation Paper, then take any of these actions:

Submissions and comments are welcome from everyone including individuals, families, community groups and organisations.

The submission deadline is Sunday, 3 August 2025.

The Northern Territory Government (NTG) wants to hear from you as we develop a new Multicultural Strategy for the Northern Territory (the Strategy). This would outline the NTG’s vision over a 10-year period for a strong multicultural Territory.

The Strategy will:

  • take a whole of government approach
  • describe our vision, be guided by supporting principles, and identify priority areas for action
  • be complemented by a Multicultural Action Plan (MAP), which outlines NTG's work, commitment, and plans to support multicultural communities

Our proposal for the contents of the Strategy and MAP are contained within the Consultation Paper. The questions on the consultation paper are designed to guide community feedback and input.

Let us know your thoughts, ideas and feedback:

First, read the Consultation Paper, then take any of these actions:

Submissions and comments are welcome from everyone including individuals, families, community groups and organisations.

The submission deadline is Sunday, 3 August 2025.

Who we are

The following information provides a snapshot of the Northern Territory multicultural community (source: 2021 Census).


Top 10 Birth Places

Rank

Birthplace

2021 Census

1

Philippines

6,391 

2

England

5,053 

3

India

5,045 

4

New Zealand

4,041 

5

Nepal

2,994 

6

China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)

1,705 

7

Indonesia

1,439 

8

Vietnam

1,350 

9

Sri Lanka

1,259 

10

United States of America

1,195 

 


Top 10 Languages (excluding English and Australian Indigenous languages)

Rank

Language

2021 Census

1

Greek

3,258 

2

Nepali

3,099 

3

Tagalog

3,047 

4

Mandarin

2,526 

5

Filipino

2,101 

6

Malayalam

1,601 

7

Vietnamese

1,565 

8

Punjabi

1,563 

9

Indonesian

1,295 

10

Thai

1,034 

 


Main religions

Religions

2021 Census

No Religion, so described

88,555

Western Catholic

38,958

Anglican Church of Australia

13,928

Uniting Church

8,636

Christianity, nfd

7,395

Hinduism

6,236

Baptist

5,490

Lutheran

5,350

Buddhism

4,883

Greek Orthodox

4,268

 


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