27.1% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.8%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Tiwi · Suburb / Locality
Language in Tiwi
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Language patterns in Tiwi have shifted over the last decade to become more diverse. While 61.3% of people speak only English, the area now sees a broader mix of languages used in the home. This creates a community where many residents speak a language other than English daily.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 27.1% of people use a language other than English at home, which is well above the national figure. While 2.9% of residents speak little or no English, this is about the same as the Northern Territory and national averages.
2.9% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 Tiwi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70262/tiwi/topic/language