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Language in Remote Australia

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

English is the dominant language for daily life in Remote Australia, where only 6.1% of people use another language at home. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, though the use of other languages has risen since 2011.

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📍 Remote Australia, Remoteness Area

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Very few residents struggle with English, as only 0.3% speak little or no English. This is well below the 3.4% seen across Australia and has barely changed since 2016.

People using another language at home

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6.1% ▲ +145.1%

Lower than 68% 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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0.3% ▼ -25.1%

Lower than 88% 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 Remote Australia, English only is the majority at 99%; Mandarin is next at 1%.

English only 83.8% Mandarin 0.5% Punjabi 0.2% Hindi 0.2% Vietnamese 0.1% Tagalog 0.1% Italian 0.0% Cantonese 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 Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA63/remote-australia/topic/language