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Local Government Area · South Australia

Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara

2,298 residents · 11+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
89.1%
2,047 people
Growth since last census
+45.8%
vs previous census
In context
4.35× South Australia avg
3.27× national avg
Population
2,298
CALD residents
2,047
Languages spoken
11
Fastest-growing
+282%
Narrative

Why this matters

Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara is home to 2,298 residents. 89.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 2,047 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara into a single shareable document: the languages spoken at home, the communities growing fastest, and the suburb-level variation that a council-wide average hides.

Languages

The twelve most-spoken

Bars show share of LGA residents · growth since last census

  1. 01
    Pitjantjatjara1,597 · 69.5%
    8.4%
  2. 02
    Yankunytjatjara248 · 10.8%
    281.5%
  3. 03
    Warlpiri22 · 1.0%
    100.0%
  4. 04
    Ngaanyatjarra14 · 0.6%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Luritja8 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Eastern Arrernte6 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  1. 01
    Shona4 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  2. 02
    Mandarin3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  3. 03
    Filipino3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  4. 04
    Ndebele3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Non-verbal, so described3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 11%
PIT
YAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 10.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 89.1%
Pitjantjatjara
1,597 · +8.4%
Yankunytjatjara
248 · +281.5%
Warlpiri
Ngaanyatjarra
Luritja
Eastern Arrernte
Shona
Mandarin
Filipino
Ndebele
Non-verbal, so described
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Pitjantjatjara1,597 · 69.5%
    8.4%
  2. 02
    Yankunytjatjara248 · 10.8%
    281.5%
  3. 03
    Warlpiri22 · 1.0%
    100.0%
  4. 04
    Ngaanyatjarra14 · 0.6%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Luritja8 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  6. 06
    Eastern Arrernte6 · 0.3%
    0.0%
  7. 07
    Shona4 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  8. 08
    Mandarin3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  9. 09
    Filipino3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  10. 10
    Ndebele3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Non-verbal, so described3 · 0.1%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Yankunytjatjara
+281.5%
248 speakers · 10.8% of LGA
#2
Language
Warlpiri
+100.0%
22 speakers · 1.0% of LGA
#3
Language
Pitjantjatjara
+8.4%
1,597 speakers · 69.5% of LGA
Use this data

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