84.8% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 82.2%
- 2016: 75.5%
- 2021: 84.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara · Council (LGA)
Language in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara now speak a language other than English at home, reaching 84.8% in 2021. This is far above the national figure and marks a steady increase since 2011. It is an area where English is the primary language for only 11.0% of residents.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 84.8% of people use a language other than English at home, which is far above the 22.3% national average. While 10.6% of residents speak little or no English—a figure well above the Australian average—this has fallen slightly since 2016.
10.6% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yunkunytjatjara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA40250/anangu-pitjantjatjara-yunkunytjatjara/topic/language