Lake Mackay, Central Desert

The languages of Lake Mackay

The 2021 Census found one in 13 residents in Lake Mackay speaking a language other than English at home, led by Warlpiri. The Northern Territory has a higher share than Lake Mackay. The list of other languages is short, at 3.

Residents
154
Speak another language
7.8%+9.1%
Languages spoken
3
Born overseas
9.7%

Which languages other than English are spoken in Lake Mackay?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Fijian Hindustani
    4

Where does Lake Mackay sit against Central Desert?

The share speaking another language is less than half the figure for Central Desert.

Lake Mackay
7.8%
Northern Territory
32.1%
Central Desert
76.4%

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

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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Lake Mackay is part of Central Desert, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.