79.0% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 73.6%
- 2016: 82.6%
- 2021: 79.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Arafura · State Electorate
Language in Arafura
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A massive 79% of people in Arafura use a language other than English at home, which is far above the national figure. This makes it one of the most linguistically diverse areas in the region, with the proportion of multilingual residents rising since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is used alone by only 15.3% of the population. This explains why 10.5% of residents speak little or no English, a rate that is well above both the Northern Territory and national figures.
10.5% ▲ +55.4%
Higher than 95% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 10.5%
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 Arafura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70001/arafura/topic/language