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Very Remote Australia · Remoteness Area

Language in Very Remote Australia

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

Far more people use a language other than English at home in Very Remote Australia than in most other areas. About 23.5% of residents speak another language, a figure that has risen since 2011.

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📍 Very Remote Australia, Remoteness Area

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 66.6% speak only English, 23.5% of people use another language at home, which is a little above the national figure. Those who speak little or no English make up 2.3% of the population, which is much higher than most similar areas but a little below the Australian average.

People using another language at home

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23.5% ▲ +9.1%

Higher than 86% of remoteness area areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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2.3% ▼ -26.6%

Higher than 75% of remoteness area 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 Very Remote Australia, English only is the majority at 98%; Greek is next at 1%.

English only 66.6% Greek 0.8% Punjabi 0.3% Mandarin 0.2% Tagalog 0.1% Italian 0.1% Cantonese 0.0% Vietnamese 0.0%

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 Very Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA44/very-remote-australia/topic/language