83.4% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 78.0%
- 2016: 72.9%
- 2021: 83.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Tanami · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Tanami
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More people speak a language other than English at home in Tanami than in most similar areas. This trend has grown over time, with 83.4% of residents now using a language other than English, a figure far above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people using another language at home rose 5.4 points since 2011 to 83.4%. Alongside this, the 14.8% who speak little or no English is far above the Northern Territory figure of 3.9%.
14.8% ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
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 Tanami [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702011053/tanami/topic/language