SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Northern Territory

Barkly

6,183 residents · 43+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
58.1%
3,592 people
Growth since last census
+25.9%
vs previous census
In context
1.39× Northern Territory avg
2.15× national avg
Population
6,183
CALD residents
3,592
Languages spoken
43
Fastest-growing
+200%
Narrative

Why this matters

Barkly is home to 6,183 residents. 58.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 3,592 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Barkly 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
    Alyawarr1,732 · 28.0%
    22.1%
  2. 02
    Warumungu361 · 5.8%
    28.0%
  3. 03
    Warlpiri295 · 4.8%
    13.0%
  4. 04
    Mudburra115 · 1.9%
    49.4%
  5. 05
    Kaytetye45 · 0.7%
    29.7%
  6. 06
    Nepali36 · 0.6%
    200.0%
  1. 01
    Malayalam35 · 0.6%
    66.7%
  2. 02
    Warlmanpa33 · 0.5%
    37.5%
  3. 03
    Tagalog29 · 0.5%
    93.3%
  4. 04
    Jingulu21 · 0.3%
    31.3%
  5. 05
    Kriol20 · 0.3%
    122.2%
  6. 06
    Filipino17 · 0.3%
    52.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 42%
ALY
WAR
WAR
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 41.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 58.1%
Alyawarr
1,732 · +22.1%
Warumungu
361 · +28.0%
Warlpiri
295 · +13.0%
Mudburra
115
Kaytetye
Nepali
Malayalam
Warlmanpa
Tagalog
Jingulu
Kriol
Filipino
Indonesian
Shona
Wambaya
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Alyawarr1,732 · 28.0%
    22.1%
  2. 02
    Warumungu361 · 5.8%
    28.0%
  3. 03
    Warlpiri295 · 4.8%
    13.0%
  4. 04
    Mudburra115 · 1.9%
    49.4%
  5. 05
    Kaytetye45 · 0.7%
    29.7%
  6. 06
    Nepali36 · 0.6%
    200.0%
  7. 07
    Malayalam35 · 0.6%
    66.7%
  8. 08
    Warlmanpa33 · 0.5%
    37.5%
  9. 09
    Tagalog29 · 0.5%
    93.3%
  10. 10
    Jingulu21 · 0.3%
    31.3%
  11. 11
    Kriol20 · 0.3%
    122.2%
  12. 12
    Filipino17 · 0.3%
    52.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Nepali
+200.0%
36 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#2
Language
Kriol
+122.2%
20 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Tagalog
+93.3%
29 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for Barkly.

We turn census data into targeted outreach plans: which documents to translate first, which community leaders to engage, where the gaps are.