Australian Language Map
The languages spoken across Australia's 542 Local Government Areas, mapped from the ABS Census 2021. Search an area to see its community languages.
542
Local Government Areas
21%
Speak a language other than English
Multicultural diversity index
Every area ranked by multicultural language diversity
Shaded by the share of residents speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home. Boundaries are ABS ASGS 2021.
Most multicultural areas
Most diverse areas, all languages
Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languagesLEXIGO works in multicultural communication. First Nations languages are optional to display and are not counted in the multicultural rankings.
- 01Fairfield NSW69%
- 02Strathfield NSW66%
- 03Cumberland NSW64%
- 04Greater Dandenong VIC63%
- 05Cocos (Keeling) Islands OT63%
- 06Canterbury-Bankstown NSW58%
- 07Brimbank VIC56%
- 08Burwood NSW56%
- 09Parramatta NSW55%
- 10Liverpool NSW53%
- 01East Arnhem NT91%
- 02Torres Strait Island QLD86%
- 03West Daly NT84%
- 04Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara SA84%
- 05Aurukun QLD84%
- 06Ngaanyatjarraku WA82%
- 07Tiwi Islands NT82%
- 08Groote Archipelago NT82%
- 09Belyuen NT79%
- 10Yarrabah QLD78%