Bislama
12 speakers
Spoken at home by 0.2 per cent of residents.
Roper Gulf, Northern Territory
Languages spoken in Roper Gulf
In Roper Gulf, 63 per cent of residents speak a First Nations language at home, the 2021 Census found, led by Kriol and Nunggubuyu. Only three languages reach one in 100 residents. In Darwin, the share speaking another language is less than half of Roper Gulf's.
- Residents
- 6,395
- Speak another language
- 4,114
- Languages at home
- 43
- Change since 2016
- +2.1%
What First Nations languages are spoken at home in Roper Gulf?
After Kriol, the most common are Nunggubuyu and Garrwa. Of everyone speaking a language other than English, First Nations speakers make up 98 per cent of them.
- 013,418+9.6%
- 02279+16.3%
- 03115+8.5%
- 0434-53.4%
- 0532
- 0631+29.2%
- 0714
- 0811+57.1%
- 0911+10.0%
- 1010+233%
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 Roper Gulf from the Northern Territory?
Roper Gulf has more than twice the rate of other-language speakers found across the Northern Territory. 4 councils in the Northern Territory have a lower share.
- Roper Gulf
- 64.3%
- Northern Territory
- 32.1%
- Darwin
- 29.4%
Same method throughout, so the gap between the bars is the real gap.
Which languages have the most speakers in Roper Gulf, First Nations included?
Speakers at home, with the change since 2016. Broad ABS categories such as "Chinese, nfd" count towards the totals but aren't listed, so the shares can add up to more than the languages shown.
- 013,418+9.6%
- 02279+16.3%
- 03115+8.5%
- 0434-53.4%
- 0532
- 0631+29.2%
- 0714
- 0812
- 0911+57.1%
- 1011+10.0%
What languages from overseas are spoken in Roper Gulf?
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.
Where in Roper Gulf is English least common at home?
Numbulwar and Borroloola sit at opposite ends.
Pick a suburb to see its languages in full.
- Wilton (NT)Led by Kriol96%113
- NumbulwarLed by Kriol94%635
- Bulman WeemolLed by Kriol92%240
- BeswickLed by Kriol92%494
- MiniyeriLed by Kriol92%585
- NgukurrLed by Kriol91%1,012
- JilkmingganLed by Kriol91%231
- BarungaLed by Kriol82%273
- NumburindiLed by Kriol59%16
- NitmilukLed by Kriol46%128
- Robinson RiverLed by Garrwa42%76
- MatarankaLed by Kriol34%111
- BorroloolaLed by Garrwa14%103
- ElseyLed by Bislama13%35
- Pellew IslandsLed by Yanyuwa10%39
- LimmenLed by Kriol9%23
- Calvert (NT)0%0
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 17 suburbs in all.
Where is Roper Gulf on the language map?
Roper Gulf 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.
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. 697 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 64.3%. Count them in and it's 75.2%; drop them from the base and it's 72.2%.
Figures for Roper Gulf 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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