60.3% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 59.2%
- 2016: 60.3%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Anindilyakwa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Anindilyakwa
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Multilingualism is a defining feature of daily life in Anindilyakwa, where 60.3% of people speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure, reflecting a community with a deep connection to non-English languages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
The proportion of people using another language at home is among the highest for similar areas, rising slightly to 60.3% since 2011. Consistent with this, the share of people who speak little or no English is well above the national figure at 11%, a figure that has risen since 2016.
11.0% ▲ +188.7%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 11.0%
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 Anindilyakwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/702041062/anindilyakwa/topic/language