Murchison, Western Australia
The languages of Murchison
Wajarri is the most widely spoken First Nations language in Murchison, where 11 people speak a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census. Just one language is spoken by at least one in 100 people. Across Western Australia, the share speaking another language is higher than in Murchison.
- Residents
- 101
- Speak another language
- 11
- Languages at home
- 2
- Change since 2016
- −21.4%
What First Nations languages are spoken at home in Murchison?
The census records one named First Nations language, Wajarri. Together they account for nearly two in three of those who speak a language other than English. The census couldn't name the language for another 4 people, which it files under broad ABS categories.
- 017-36.4%
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 Murchison's language picture differ from the City of Perth?
In the City of Perth, a language other than English is at least twice as common. In the Western Australia table, Murchison is 133rd of 137.
- Murchison
- 10.9%
- City of Perth
- 33.5%
- Western Australia
- 17.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home, by the same method for every area.
Which languages have the most speakers in Murchison, First Nations included?
Ten rows at a time, largest first. Anything the ABS couldn't pin to a single language is counted in the totals, not here.
Which localities in Murchison have the most speakers of other languages?
Open any suburb for its own language breakdown.
- NerramyneLed by Wajarri11%11
- 1 suburbs in Murchison. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
Where does Murchison sit on the map of Australia's languages?
Darker shading means more residents speaking a multicultural languageany language other than English at home. ABS ASGS 2021 boundaries. Open the national map.
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.
The headline 10.9% counts only residents who named a language other than English. 7 people left the question blank; treat every blank as another language and the figure is 17.8%, while measuring only those who answered gives 11.7%.
Language lists name languages only; residual ABS groups are in the totals. Summed-suburb national totals run a little low.
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