82.0% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 78.5%
- 2016: 81.0%
- 2021: 82.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ngaanyatjarraku · Council (LGA)
Language in Ngaanyatjarraku
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
About 82% of people in Ngaanyatjarraku speak a language other than English at home, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region. This proportion is far above the national figure of 22.3% and has continued to rise over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The use of other languages is far above the Western Australian average, though the share of people who speak little or no English fell to 6.2% in 2021. Only 9.9% of the population use English as their only language at home.
6.2% ▼ -62.5%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 Ngaanyatjarraku [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA56620/ngaanyatjarraku/topic/language