In 2021, around 77 thousand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people used Australian Indigenous language at home. This marked a significant increase compared to the beginning of the measured period in 1991, when around 43 thousand people were reported to use an Indigenous language at home.
Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons who used an Indigenous language at home in Australia from 1991 to 2021
(in 1000s)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (October 25, 2022). Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons who used an Indigenous language at home in Australia from 1991 to 2021 (in 1000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398839/australia-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-who-used-indigenous-language-at-home/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons who used an Indigenous language at home in Australia from 1991 to 2021 (in 1000s)." Chart. October 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398839/australia-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-who-used-indigenous-language-at-home/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons who used an Indigenous language at home in Australia from 1991 to 2021 (in 1000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398839/australia-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-who-used-indigenous-language-at-home/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Persons Who Used An Indigenous Language at Home in Australia from 1991 to 2021 (in 1000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398839/australia-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-who-used-indigenous-language-at-home/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons who used an Indigenous language at home in Australia from 1991 to 2021 (in 1000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398839/australia-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-who-used-indigenous-language-at-home/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons who used an Indigenous language at home in Australia from 1991 to 2021 (in 1000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, October 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1398839/australia-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-who-used-indigenous-language-at-home/
