SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Northern Territory

MacDonnell

5,655 residents · 24+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
84.1%
4,756 people
Growth since last census
+56.6%
vs previous census
In context
2.01× Northern Territory avg
3.11× national avg
Population
5,655
CALD residents
4,756
Languages spoken
24
Fastest-growing
+1233%
Narrative

Why this matters

MacDonnell is home to 5,655 residents. 84.1% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 4,756 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for MacDonnell 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
    Luritja1,044 · 18.5%
    ▲44.6%
  2. 02
    Pitjantjatjara760 · 13.4%
    ▲13.1%
  3. 03
    Western Arrarnta604 · 10.7%
    ▲92.4%
  4. 04
    Yankunytjatjara239 · 4.2%
    ▼10.8%
  5. 05
    Eastern Arrernte170 · 3.0%
    ▲17.2%
  6. 06
    Pintupi92 · 1.6%
    ▲26.0%
  1. 01
    Warlpiri87 · 1.5%
    ▲14.5%
  2. 02
    Alyawarr40 · 0.7%
    ▲1233.3%
  3. 03
    Spanish17 · 0.3%
    ▲466.7%
  4. 04
    Ngaanyatjarra17 · 0.3%
    ▲0.0%
  5. 05
    Persian (excluding Dari)10 · 0.2%
    ▲0.0%
  6. 06
    German8 · 0.1%
    ▼27.3%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 16%
LUR
PIT
WES
YAN
EAS
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 15.9%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 84.1%
Luritja
1,044 · +44.6%
Pitjantjatjara
760 · +13.1%
Western Arrarnta
604 · +92.4%
Yankunytjatjara
239 · -10.8%
Eastern Arrernte
170
Pintupi
Warlpiri
Alyawarr
Spanish
Ngaanyatjarra
Persian (excluding Dari)
German
Tagalog
Nepali
Hindi
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Luritja1,044 · 18.5%
    ▲44.6%
  2. 02
    Pitjantjatjara760 · 13.4%
    ▲13.1%
  3. 03
    Western Arrarnta604 · 10.7%
    ▲92.4%
  4. 04
    Yankunytjatjara239 · 4.2%
    ▼10.8%
  5. 05
    Eastern Arrernte170 · 3.0%
    ▲17.2%
  6. 06
    Pintupi92 · 1.6%
    ▲26.0%
  7. 07
    Warlpiri87 · 1.5%
    ▲14.5%
  8. 08
    Alyawarr40 · 0.7%
    ▲1233.3%
  9. 09
    Spanish17 · 0.3%
    ▲466.7%
  10. 10
    Ngaanyatjarra17 · 0.3%
    ▲0.0%
  11. 11
    Persian (excluding Dari)10 · 0.2%
    ▲0.0%
  12. 12
    German8 · 0.1%
    ▼27.3%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Alyawarr
+1233.3%
40 speakers · 0.7% of LGA
#2
Language
Spanish
+466.7%
17 speakers · 0.3% of LGA
#3
Language
Tagalog
+100.0%
6 speakers · 0.1% of LGA
Sub-regions

Suburb-level data

Click a suburb to drill down to SAL-level figures

Kunparrka
121 RESIDENTS
95.0% CALDTop: Luritja
Kintore
419 RESIDENTS
93.8% CALDTop: Luritja
Mount Liebig
237 RESIDENTS
93.2% CALDTop: Luritja
Papunya
424 RESIDENTS
93.2% CALDTop: Luritja
Haasts Bluff
81 RESIDENTS
91.4% CALDTop: Luritja
Hermannsburg
554 RESIDENTS
91.3% CALDTop: Western Arrarnta
Areyonga
227 RESIDENTS
90.7% CALDTop: Pitjantjatjara
Kaltukatjara
237 RESIDENTS
89.9% CALDTop: Pitjantjatjara
Santa Teresa
589 RESIDENTS
89.1% CALDTop: Eastern Arrernte
Titjikala
189 RESIDENTS
88.4% CALDTop: Yankunytjatjara
Finke
182 RESIDENTS
87.4% CALDTop: Yankunytjatjara
Mount Zeil
224 RESIDENTS
87.1% CALDTop: Western Arrarnta
Use this data

Commission a gap report for MacDonnell.

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