In 2021, around 87.4 percent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons living in Australia whose main language was a language other than English were able to speak English well or very well. This marked an increase compared to 78 percent at the beginning of the measured period in 2006.
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons that spoke English well or very well from 2006 to 2021
Refers to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons who reported speaking an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language and excludes people whose main language use at home was English.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (October 25, 2022). Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons that spoke English well or very well from 2006 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399945/australia-share-of-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-that-spoke-english-well-or-very-well/
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Persons That Spoke English Well or Very Well from 2006 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399945/australia-share-of-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-that-spoke-english-well-or-very-well/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons that spoke English well or very well from 2006 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399945/australia-share-of-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-that-spoke-english-well-or-very-well/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons that spoke English well or very well from 2006 to 2021 [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, October 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399945/australia-share-of-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-that-spoke-english-well-or-very-well/
