Tanami, Halls Creek
The languages of Tanami
At the 2021 Census, 73 per cent of residents in Tanami, a suburb of Halls Creek, spoke Kukatja at home. The next largest is Jaru. Australia as a whole has a lower share than Tanami. The census lists 5 languages spoken at home here.
- Residents
- 461
- Speak another language
- 89.4%+126%
- Languages spoken
- 5
- Born overseas
- 1.5%
How many people in Tanami speak Kukatja?
Kukatja at home
73%
No other language comes close; Jaru is next.
What's spoken in Tanami besides Kukatja?
How does Tanami compare with Western Australia?
The share speaking another language is more than three times the figure for Western Australia.
- Tanami (WA)
- 89.4%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Where were Tanami's residents born?
Among residents born overseas, New Zealand leads.
- 01New Zealand40%
- 02England3-25.0%
What's Tanami's religious mix?
- 01Christianity364+113%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs50+285%
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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Tanami (WA) is part of Halls Creek, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.