91.1% ▲ +22.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 74.5%
- 2016: 90.4%
- 2021: 91.1%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Gapuwiyak · Urban Centre
Language in Gapuwiyak
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A rise of 17 percentage points since 2011 means that 91.1% of people in Gapuwiyak now speak a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as one of the most linguistically diverse places of its size. Only 7.1% of residents use English only.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
While most people use another language, 7.2% speak little or no English, which is well above the Northern Territory and Australian figures. This proportion has risen since 2016, when it sat at 4.4%.
7.2% ▲ +62.9%
Higher than 95% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 7.2%
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).
More for Gapuwiyak
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Gapuwiyak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL721005/gapuwiyak/topic/language