SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · Northern Territory

West Arnhem

6,182 residents · 40+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
83.2%
5,144 people
Growth since last census
+89.0%
vs previous census
In context
1.99× Northern Territory avg
3.08× national avg
Population
6,182
CALD residents
5,144
Languages spoken
40
Fastest-growing
+702%
Narrative

Why this matters

West Arnhem is home to 6,182 residents. 83.2% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 5,144 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for West 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
    Kunwinjku1,439 · 23.3%
    12.4%
  2. 02
    Burarra1,125 · 18.2%
    24.4%
  3. 03
    Kuninjku417 · 6.7%
    701.9%
  4. 04
    Ndjebbana (Gunavidji)362 · 5.9%
    112.9%
  5. 05
    Maung315 · 5.1%
    2.8%
  6. 06
    Kune238 · 3.8%
    64.1%
  1. 01
    Iwaidja122 · 2.0%
    19.6%
  2. 02
    Kriol65 · 1.1%
    85.7%
  3. 03
    Na-kara50 · 0.8%
    9.1%
  4. 04
    Gun-nartpa48 · 0.8%
    4.0%
  5. 05
    Mayali46 · 0.7%
    58.2%
  6. 06
    Gurr-goni41 · 0.7%
    12.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 17%
KUN
BUR
KUN
NDJ
MAU
KUN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 16.8%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 83.2%
Kunwinjku
1,439 · -12.4%
Burarra
1,125 · +24.4%
Kuninjku
417 · +701.9%
Ndjebbana (Gunavidji)
362 · +112.9%
Maung
315 · -2.8%
Kune
238
Iwaidja
122
Kriol
65
Na-kara
50
Gun-nartpa
48
Mayali
Gurr-goni
Djambarrpuyngu
Rembarrnga
Wurlaki
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Kunwinjku1,439 · 23.3%
    12.4%
  2. 02
    Burarra1,125 · 18.2%
    24.4%
  3. 03
    Kuninjku417 · 6.7%
    701.9%
  4. 04
    Ndjebbana (Gunavidji)362 · 5.9%
    112.9%
  5. 05
    Maung315 · 5.1%
    2.8%
  6. 06
    Kune238 · 3.8%
    64.1%
  7. 07
    Iwaidja122 · 2.0%
    19.6%
  8. 08
    Kriol65 · 1.1%
    85.7%
  9. 09
    Na-kara50 · 0.8%
    9.1%
  10. 10
    Gun-nartpa48 · 0.8%
    4.0%
  11. 11
    Mayali46 · 0.7%
    58.2%
  12. 12
    Gurr-goni41 · 0.7%
    12.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Kuninjku
+701.9%
417 speakers · 6.7% of LGA
#2
Language
Wurlaki
+560.0%
33 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Ndjebbana (Gunavidji)
+112.9%
362 speakers · 5.9% of LGA
Use this data

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