37.2% ▼ -54.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.4%
- 2016: 80.2%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ngaanyatjarra-Giles · Suburb / Locality
Language in Ngaanyatjarra-Giles
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A striking 37.2% of people in Ngaanyatjarra-Giles use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and among the highest rates for similar areas. It reflects a community with a very strong connection to non-English languages.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While 37.2% of residents speak another language at home, 0.0% report speaking little or no English. This is well below the national figure of 3.4%, meaning almost everyone in the area can communicate in English.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 Ngaanyatjarra-Giles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51112/ngaanyatjarra-giles/topic/language