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Halls Creek, Western Australia
The languages of Halls Creek
In Halls Creek, 45 per cent of residents speak a First Nations language at home, the 2021 Census found, led by Jaru and Kukatja. The top two are neck and neck. Nationally, the share speaking another language is less than half of Halls Creek's.
- Residents
- 3,540
- Speak another language
- 1,659
- Languages at home
- 31
- Change since 2016
- +47.3%
How many people in Halls Creek speak a First Nations language?
After Jaru, the most common are Kukatja and Kriol. Of everyone speaking a language other than English, First Nations speakers make up 96 per cent of them.
- 01454+164%
- 02397+436%
- 03352+139%
- 04176+44.3%
- 05123+50.0%
- 0638+533%
- 0738+40.7%
- 088+100%
- 095
- 104
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 different is Halls Creek from Western Australia?
Halls Creek has about two and a half times the rate of other-language speakers found across Western Australia. In Western Australia, 113 councils rank above Halls Creek.
- Halls Creek
- 46.9%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Shares are calculated the same way for each area, so the bars compare directly.
Which languages have the most speakers in Halls Creek, First Nations included?
Ranked by speakers, with the movement since the previous census. Unnamed ABS categories ("Chinese, nfd" and the like) are left off the list but kept in the totals.
- 01454+164%
- 02397+436%
- 03352+139%
- 04176+44.3%
- 05123+50.0%
- 0638+533%
- 0738+40.7%
- 089+125%
- 098+100%
- 108+167%
Which other languages are spoken in Halls Creek?
These are the largest multicultural languages here.
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.
Which localities in Halls Creek have the most speakers of other languages?
Suburb pages list every language counted in that suburb.
- Tanami (WA)Led by Kukatja89%412
- Kundat DjaruLed by Jaru78%108
- Sturt CreekLed by Jaru66%214
- WarmunLed by Kriol62%275
- Mueller RangesLed by Gooniyandi57%239
- Ord RiverLed by Kriol32%61
- Halls Creek (WA)Led by Jaru22%350
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 7 suburbs in all.
How does Halls Creek look on the map?
Shade reflects the share speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home; council boundaries are from the ABS ASGS 2021. Explore the full Language Map.
Data: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home, summed from Statistical Area Level 2 to council. Changes are against the 2016 Census.
Blank answers matter here. 439 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 46.9%. Count them in and it's 59.3%; drop them from the base and it's 53.5%.
Figures for Halls Creek 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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