77.9% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 71.3%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 77.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
West Arnhem · Council (LGA)
Language in West Arnhem
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in West Arnhem now speak a language other than English at home, with this figure rising to 77.9% since 2011. This makes the area one of the most linguistically diverse across the region, far exceeding both territory and national levels.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Nearly 78% of residents use a language other than English at home, which is far above the Australian figure of 22.3%. Alongside this, the proportion of people who speak little or no English has risen to 13.4%, a figure well above the national average.
13.4% ▲ +97.3%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
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 West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA74660/west-arnhem/topic/language