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Language in Tiwi Islands

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

A far higher proportion of people speak a language other than English in the Tiwi Islands compared to the rest of the country. About 82.2% of residents use another language at home, which is 60 percentage points above the national figure.

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📍 Tiwi Islands, Council (LGA)

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 82.2% of people use a language other than English at home, only 2.9% speak little or no English. This figure is about the same as the national average and has fallen since 2016.

People using another language at home

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82.2% ▲ +3.9%

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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2.9% ▼ -29.3%

Higher than 83% 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 Tiwi Islands, English only is the majority at 97%; Vietnamese is next at 1%.

English only 12.4% Vietnamese 0.2% Tagalog 0.2%

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 Tiwi Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA74050/tiwi-islands/topic/language