83.0% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.7%
- 2016: 69.8%
- 2021: 83.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Kaltukatjara · Suburb / Locality
Language in Kaltukatjara
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A massive 83% of people in Kaltukatjara use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This high rate of multilingualism is paired with a much larger share of residents who speak little or no English compared to the rest of the country.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
With 83% of residents using another language at home, this is among the highest rates for similar areas. This is far above the 22.3% national figure, and 12.7% of people speak little or no English, which is well above the Australian average of 3.4%.
12.7% ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 12.7%
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 Kaltukatjara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70142/kaltukatjara/topic/language