Mandarin
15 speakers
Between the last two censuses it has more than tripled.
Meekatharra, Western Australia
First Nations and other languages in Meekatharra
The 2021 Census counted 60 people in Meekatharra speaking a First Nations language at home, with Wajarri the most common. The one-in-100 mark is passed by only three languages. Meekatharra's share is under the share for Western Australia, though not by much.
- Residents
- 1,158
- Speak another language
- 139
- Languages at home
- 19
- Change since 2016
- +167.3%
Which First Nations languages are spoken in Meekatharra?
The census names Wajarri, Martu Wangka and Tjupany as the most spoken First Nations languages. Among residents who speak another language at home, a First Nations language is the choice of 43 per cent of them.
- 0135+1067%
- 0217
- 035
- 043
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 Meekatharra from Australia as a whole?
Meekatharra's share trails the national share. In Western Australia, 49 councils rank higher.
- Meekatharra
- 12.0%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
Shares are calculated the same way for each area, so the bars compare directly.
What are all the languages spoken in Meekatharra?
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.
What languages from overseas are spoken in Meekatharra?
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.
Which localities in Meekatharra have the most speakers of other languages?
Pick a suburb to see its languages in full.
- KaralundiLed by Fijian18%9
- MeekatharraLed by Wajarri12%130
- The larger figure is each suburb's share speaking a language other than English; the smaller is people. 2 suburbs listed.
How does Meekatharra look on the map?
Meekatharra 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.
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.
Blank answers matter here. 288 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 12.0%. Count them in and it's 36.9%; drop them from the base and it's 16.0%.
People with no usual address fall outside any suburb, which is why the national figure here is a fraction under the ABS one. The council figures aren't affected.
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