88.8% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 75.1%
- 2016: 85.6%
- 2021: 88.8%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Nyirripi · Urban Centre
Language in Nyirripi
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
A rise in non-English speaking households has seen 88.8% of Nyirripi residents use another language at home. This is far above the national figure, reflecting a community where English is the primary language for only a small minority.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
Using another language at home rose 14 points since 2011, with only 8.4% of people speaking English only. While the use of other languages is among the highest for similar areas, the share of people who speak little or no English fell to 4.0% since 2016.
4.0% ▼ -55.2%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 Nyirripi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722026/nyirripi/topic/language