91.1% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.2%
- 2016: 90.4%
- 2021: 91.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Gapuwiyak · Suburb / Locality
Language in Gapuwiyak
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Over 91% of people in Gapuwiyak speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Only 7.1% of residents speak English only, which is consistent with the fact that 7.2% of the community speak little or no English. This proportion of people with limited English is well above the figures for both the Northern Territory and Australia.
7.2% ▲ +62.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 Gapuwiyak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70107/gapuwiyak/topic/language