Ampilatwatja, Barkly

The languages of Ampilatwatja

At the 2021 Census, 85 per cent of residents in Ampilatwatja, a suburb of Barkly, spoke Alyawarr at home. The next largest is Tagalog. The share speaking another language is about two and a half times the figure for the Northern Territory.

Residents
424
Speak another language
88.2%+1.9%
Languages spoken
2
Born overseas
0.7%

How far does Alyawarr lead in Ampilatwatja?

Alyawarr at home

85%

The next language, Tagalog, is a long way behind.

What's spoken in Ampilatwatja besides Alyawarr?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Tagalog
    3

Where does Ampilatwatja sit against Australia as a whole?

Ampilatwatja's share is above Australia as a whole, at more than three times the rate.

Ampilatwatja
88.2%
Northern Territory
32.1%
Australia
21.3%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

Where were Ampilatwatja's residents born?

Among residents born overseas, the Philippines leads.

  1. 01
    Philippines
    3

What's Ampilatwatja's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    369+61.8%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    45+105%

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.

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