89.3% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 75.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 89.3%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Jigalong · Urban Centre
Language in Jigalong
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A growing number of people in Jigalong now use a language other than English at home, with this figure rising to 89.3% since 2011. This is far above the national figure, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Nearly 90% of residents speak another language at home, a figure that rose 14 percentage points since 2011. This high level of diversity is reflected in the 10.7% of people who speak little or no English, which is well above the state and national figures.
10.7% ▲ —
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
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 Jigalong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522031/jigalong/topic/language