29.2% ▲ +55.9%
Higher than 90% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Language in Remote Australia
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Much higher proportions of people speak a language other than English in Remote Australia compared to most similar areas. Nearly 30% of residents use a second language at home, a figure that has climbed significantly over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 29.2% of people use another language at home, which is well above the Australian figure of 22.3%. While 59.6% speak only English, 3.2% of the population speak little or no English, a figure that is much higher than in most other areas.
3.2% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 86% of remoteness area areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA73/remote-australia/topic/language