87.9% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 92.3%
- 2016: 88.5%
- 2021: 87.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Ampilatwatja · Urban Centre
Language in Ampilatwatja
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Almost 88% of people in Ampilatwatja use a language other than English at home. This is far above the national figure, making it one of the most linguistically diverse areas at this level. While the proportion of people using other languages has fallen slightly since 2011, it remains a defining feature of the area.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 87.9% of residents use another language at home, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of 32.4%. This is consistent with 10.5% of people speaking little or no English, a figure that is well above the national average and has risen since 2016.
10.5% ▲ +32.7%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 7.9%
- 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 Ampilatwatja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722005/ampilatwatja/topic/language