Anmatjere, Central Desert

The languages of Anmatjere

The 2021 Census found Central Anmatyerr spoken at home by 175 people in Anmatjere, well ahead of any other language. The share speaking another language is more than twice the figure for the Northern Territory. Between them, residents speak 7 languages.

Residents
425
Speak another language
75.5%-18.3%
Languages spoken
7
Born overseas
3.6%

How many people in Anmatjere speak Central Anmatyerr?

Central Anmatyerr at home

41%

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

What's spoken in Anmatjere besides Central Anmatyerr?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Mandarin
    5+66.7%

How does Anmatjere compare with Australia as a whole?

Australia as a whole has a lower share than Anmatjere.

Anmatjere
75.5%
Northern Territory
32.1%
Australia
21.3%

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

Where were Anmatjere's residents born?

Ireland is the most common overseas birthplace.

  1. 01
    Ireland
    5
  2. 02
    Thailand
    5
  3. 03
    Malaysia
    3
  4. 04
    New Zealand
    3

What's Anmatjere's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    295-16.9%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    52-30.7%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    6+100%

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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