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Wurrumiyanga, Tiwi Islands

What Wurrumiyanga speaks at home

In Wurrumiyanga, about 1,200 people speak a language other than English at home, and Tiwi leads by a wide margin, the 2021 Census shows. Behind it sits Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian). Australia as a whole has a lower share than Wurrumiyanga.

Residents
1,418
Speak another language
85.4%-13.6%
Languages spoken
7
Born overseas
1.9%

How many people in Wurrumiyanga speak Tiwi?

Tiwi at home

81%

No other language comes close; Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian) is next.

Which other languages are spoken in Wurrumiyanga?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Tok Pisin (Neomelanesian)
    18
  2. 02
    Filipino
    4-55.6%
  3. 03
    Indonesian
    4-20.0%
  4. 04
    Tagalog
    4+33.3%
  5. 05
    Vietnamese
    4-50.0%
  6. 06
    Maori (New Zealand)
    3

How does Wurrumiyanga compare with Tiwi Islands?

Tiwi Islands has much the same share.

Wurrumiyanga
85.4%
Australia
21.3%
Tiwi Islands
82.0%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

Which countries are Wurrumiyanga's residents from?

Overseas-born residents make up one in 50 residents, most often from England.

  1. 01
    England
    9+50.0%
  2. 02
    India
    6
  3. 03
    Indonesia
    4-20.0%
  4. 04
    Philippines
    4-60.0%
  5. 05
    Vietnam
    4-50.0%

What religions are reported in Wurrumiyanga?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    1,186-17.6%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    93+75.5%
  3. 03
    Islam
    3

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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Wurrumiyanga is part of Tiwi Islands, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.