94.9% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 88.6%
- 2016: 86.8%
- 2021: 94.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
West Arnhem · Suburb / Locality
Language in West Arnhem
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 95% of people in West Arnhem 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 3.7% of residents speak English only, while 22.4% speak little or no English. This last figure is far above both the Northern Territory and Australian averages.
22.4% ▲ +256.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 22.4%
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 West Arnhem [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70284/west-arnhem/topic/language