Maralinga Tjarutja, South Australia
Languages spoken in Maralinga Tjarutja
Pitjantjatjara is the most widely spoken First Nations language in Maralinga Tjarutja, where 69 people speak a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census. The rest are smaller communities, below one in 100 residents each. Maralinga Tjarutja runs ahead of the City of Adelaide on this measure.
- Residents
- 130
- Speak another language
- 69
- Languages at home
- 1
- Change since 2016
- +475.0%
Which First Nations languages are spoken in Maralinga Tjarutja?
The census records one named First Nations language, Pitjantjatjara. Together they account for more than nine in ten of those who speak a language other than English. The census couldn't name the language for another 5 people, which it files under broad ABS categories.
- 0164+611%
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 Maralinga Tjarutja's language picture differ from Australia as a whole?
Measured against Australia as a whole, Maralinga Tjarutja's share is more than twice as high. Among South Australia councils, Maralinga Tjarutja ranks 70th.
- Maralinga Tjarutja
- 53.1%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- City of Adelaide
- 34.4%
Each bar uses the same count: residents who named another home language, over all residents.
What are all the languages spoken in Maralinga Tjarutja?
Ten rows at a time, largest first. Anything the ABS couldn't pin to a single language is counted in the totals, not here.
- 0164+611%
Where in Maralinga Tjarutja is English least common at home?
The suburb names link through to their own figures.
- Oak Valley (SA)Led by Pitjantjatjara75%69
- Nullarbor0%0
- 2 suburbs in Maralinga Tjarutja. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
Where is Maralinga Tjarutja on the language map?
Maralinga Tjarutja on the Language Map, shaded for residents who speak a multicultural languageany language other than English at home (ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries). View all councils.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home by Statistical Area Level 2, aggregated to Local Government Area. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
53.1% is the share of all residents who reported a language other than English. The 20 who didn't answer aren't counted as speakers. If they were, the share would be 68.5%; among respondents alone it's 62.7%.
National totals here run slightly under ABS published figures, because summing suburbs misses people without a usual address. Broad ABS categories count in the totals but not in the ranked lists.
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