64.3% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 60.2%
- 2016: 65.4%
- 2021: 64.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
East Arnhem · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in East Arnhem
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far more people speak a language other than English in East Arnhem than in almost any other similar area. About 64.3% of residents use another language at home, a figure that has risen since 2011 and sits far above the national average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While only 25.1% of people speak English only, 12.4% of the population speaks little or no English. This is well above the figures for both the Northern Territory and Australia.
12.4% ▲ +43.6%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
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 East Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/70204/east-arnhem/topic/language