Malayalam
32 speakers
Used at home by fewer than one in 100 residents.
Derby-West Kimberley, Western Australia
The languages of Derby-West Kimberley
The 2021 Census counted about 2,000 people in Derby-West Kimberley speaking a First Nations language at home, with Kriol the most common. The one-in-100 mark is passed by only three languages. Derby-West Kimberley is roughly level with the City of Perth.
- Residents
- 6,953
- Speak another language
- 2,284
- Languages at home
- 54
- Change since 2016
- −22.0%
What First Nations languages are spoken at home in Derby-West Kimberley?
The census names Kriol, Walmajarri and Bunuba as the most spoken First Nations languages. Among residents who speak another language at home, a First Nations language is the choice of 87 per cent of them.
- 011,458-25.7%
- 02218-3.1%
- 03123+413%
- 0464+36.2%
- 0533+32.0%
- 0621
- 0716-64.4%
- 089-55.0%
- 098+14.3%
- 107
The ABS’s own post-enumeration survey found the census missed a much larger share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than of the population overall, so counts here are best read as a floor.
How does Derby-West Kimberley compare with Western Australia?
Derby-West Kimberley runs ahead of Western Australia on this measure. 58 councils in Western Australia have a lower share.
- Derby-West Kimberley
- 32.8%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
- City of Perth
- 33.5%
Same method throughout, so the gap between the bars is the real gap.
The full diversity index, with Derby-West Kimberley highlighted.
Which languages have the most speakers in Derby-West Kimberley, First Nations included?
Counts are people who speak the language at home; the chip is their change since 2016. Catch-all ABS groups aren't listed.
- 011,458-25.7%
- 02218-3.1%
- 03123+413%
- 0464+36.2%
- 0533+32.0%
- 0632-5.9%
- 0721
- 0818
- 0916-64.4%
- 1016+45.5%
Which multicultural languages have the most speakers in Derby-West Kimberley?
These lead among languages from overseas.
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.
Where in Derby-West Kimberley is English least common at home?
Suburbs differ a lot, from St George Ranges at the top to Camballin at the bottom.
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- Mount HardmanLed by Kriol86%428
- St George RangesLed by Kriol84%923
- Fitzroy CrossingLed by Kriol47%546
- King Leopold RangesLed by Ngarinyin21%50
- Jarlmadangah BurruLed by Kriol13%4
- Derby (WA)Led by Kriol9%279
- CamballinLed by Kriol9%46
- Kimbolton (WA)Led by Nyikina2%8
- Willare0%0
- The larger figure is each suburb's share speaking a language other than English; the smaller is people. 9 suburbs listed.
How does Derby-West Kimberley look on the map?
Derby-West Kimberley shaded by the share of residents speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home. Boundaries are ABS ASGS 2021. See every council on one map.
ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021: language used at home, by Statistical Area Level 2, rolled up to Local Government Area. Change is measured from 2016.
A note on method: 1,540 residents didn't state a language, and this page doesn't count them as speaking one. That's why 32.8% sits below the 55.0% you'd get by counting every blank, and below 42.2% measured across respondents only.
Figures for Derby-West Kimberley itself aren't affected by the small gap between summed suburbs and ABS national totals. Unnamed ABS categories are in every total and out of every ranked list.
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