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Language in Central Desert

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Language diversity in Central Desert has grown since 2011, with 76.2% of people now using a language other than English at home. This is one of the highest rates in the country, sitting far above the national figure of 22.3%. It reflects a community where a non-English language is very common in the household.

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📍 Central Desert, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 76.2% of residents use another language at home, only 5.4% speak little or no English, a figure that fell by 7.8 percentage points since 2016. English is the only language spoken by 15.8% of the population.

People using another language at home

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76.2% ▲ +4.4%

Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

People who speak little or no English

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5.4% ▼ -59.2%

Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.

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.

Language used at home

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In Central Desert, English only is the majority at 97%; Mandarin is next at 2%.

English only 15.8% Mandarin 0.3% Hindi 0.1% Punjabi 0.1%

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 Central Desert [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA70620/central-desert/topic/language