SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Northern Territory

East Arnhem

6,924 residents · 42+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
94.2%
6,523 people
Growth since last census
-12.7%
vs previous census
In context
2.30× Northern Territory avg
3.46× national avg
Population
6,924
CALD residents
6,523
Languages spoken
42
Fastest-growing
+267%
Narrative

Why this matters

East Arnhem is home to 6,924 residents. 94.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 6,523 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for East Arnhem 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
    Djambarrpuyngu3,747 · 54.1%
    9.8%
  2. 02
    Dhuwaya150 · 2.2%
    55.6%
  3. 03
    Gumatj91 · 1.3%
    20.9%
  4. 04
    Gupapuyngu80 · 1.2%
    39.4%
  5. 05
    Galpu77 · 1.1%
    13.5%
  6. 06
    Ganalbingu26 · 0.4%
    53.6%
  1. 01
    Djapu25 · 0.4%
    24.2%
  2. 02
    Burarra22 · 0.3%
    37.5%
  3. 03
    Wangurri20 · 0.3%
    66.7%
  4. 04
    Djinba15 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  5. 05
    Warramiri14 · 0.2%
    17.6%
  6. 06
    Luritja13 · 0.2%
    0.0%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 6%
DJA
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 5.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 94.2%
Djambarrpuyngu
3,747 · -9.8%
Dhuwaya
Gumatj
Gupapuyngu
Galpu
Ganalbingu
Djapu
Burarra
Wangurri
Djinba
Warramiri
Luritja
Liyagalawumirr
Daatiwuy
Rembarrnga
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Djambarrpuyngu3,747 · 54.1%
    9.8%
  2. 02
    Dhuwaya150 · 2.2%
    55.6%
  3. 03
    Gumatj91 · 1.3%
    20.9%
  4. 04
    Gupapuyngu80 · 1.2%
    39.4%
  5. 05
    Galpu77 · 1.1%
    13.5%
  6. 06
    Ganalbingu26 · 0.4%
    53.6%
  7. 07
    Djapu25 · 0.4%
    24.2%
  8. 08
    Burarra22 · 0.3%
    37.5%
  9. 09
    Wangurri20 · 0.3%
    66.7%
  10. 10
    Djinba15 · 0.2%
    0.0%
  11. 11
    Warramiri14 · 0.2%
    17.6%
  12. 12
    Luritja13 · 0.2%
    0.0%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Rembarrnga
+266.7%
11 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
#2
Language
Burarra
+37.5%
22 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Djinba
0.0%
15 speakers · 0.2% of LGA
Use this data

Commission a gap report for East Arnhem.

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