Spanish
5 speakers
That's fewer than one in 100 residents.
West Daly, Northern Territory
First Nations and other languages in West Daly
Murrinh Patha is the most widely spoken First Nations language in West Daly, where about 2,500 people speak a language other than English at home, according to the 2021 Census. Just four languages are spoken by at least one in 100 people. West Daly has more than three times the rate of other-language speakers found nationally.
- Residents
- 2,952
- Speak another language
- 2,489
- Languages at home
- 17
- Change since 2016
- −1.5%
Which First Nations languages are spoken in West Daly?
4 First Nations languages have speakers here, led by Murrinh Patha, Kriol and Ngan'gikurunggurr. Together they account for almost all of those who speak a language other than English. The census couldn't name the language for another 106 people, which it files under broad ABS categories.
- 012,010+3.7%
- 02249+31.1%
- 0359+1375%
- 0450
- 054
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 West Daly from Darwin?
West Daly has about two and a half times the rate of other-language speakers found in Darwin. Among the Northern Territory councils, West Daly ranks 18th.
- West Daly
- 84.3%
- Darwin
- 29.4%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home, by the same method for every area.
How do West Daly's languages rank?
The chip beside each count is the change since 2016. Totals include broad ABS categories like "Chinese, nfd" that the list leaves out.
- 012,010+3.7%
- 02249+31.1%
- 0359+1375%
- 0450
- 055
- 064
- 0730%
- 083
- 090-100%
- 100-100%
Which multicultural languages have the most speakers in West Daly?
Beyond First Nations languages, these are the largest.
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 West Daly is English least common at home?
Open any suburb for its own language breakdown.
- ThamarrurrLed by Murrinh Patha100%184
- NganmarriyangaLed by Murrinh Patha88%325
- WadeyeLed by Murrinh Patha84%1,595
- PeppimenartiLed by Kriol82%155
- NemarlukLed by Kriol76%230
- 5 suburbs in West Daly. The percentage is residents speaking a language other than English at home; the figure beneath it is how many people that is.
How does West Daly look on the map?
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.
Other sources sometimes quote 87.8% for West Daly. That figure treats the 104 unanswered forms as another language. This page uses 84.3%, and 87.4% is the share among those who answered.
Ranked lists skip broad categories such as "Chinese, nfd", which stay in the totals. National figures are summed from suburbs and sit a touch under the ABS release.
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