In 2021, around 683 thousand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons in Australia used English, which made it the most popular language. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander languages were spoken by about 77 thousand indigenous people.
Languages used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons in Australia in 2021, by number of persons (in 1000s)
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (October 25, 2022). Languages used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons in Australia in 2021, by number of persons (in 1000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399194/australia-languages-used-by-indigenous-persons-by-number-of-persons/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Languages used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons in Australia in 2021, by number of persons (in 1000s)." Chart. October 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399194/australia-languages-used-by-indigenous-persons-by-number-of-persons/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Languages used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons in Australia in 2021, by number of persons (in 1000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399194/australia-languages-used-by-indigenous-persons-by-number-of-persons/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Languages Used by Aboriginal And/or Torres Strait Islander Persons in Australia in 2021, by Number of Persons (in 1000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399194/australia-languages-used-by-indigenous-persons-by-number-of-persons/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Languages used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons in Australia in 2021, by number of persons (in 1000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399194/australia-languages-used-by-indigenous-persons-by-number-of-persons/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Languages used by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons in Australia in 2021, by number of persons (in 1000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, October 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1399194/australia-languages-used-by-indigenous-persons-by-number-of-persons/