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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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders that spoke English well Australia 2006-2021
In 2021, over 67 thousand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons whose primary language was a language other than English in Australia spoke English well or very well. The figure increased significantly compared to the beginning of the measured period, 2006.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (October 25, 2022). Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons that spoke English well or very well in Australia from 2006 to 2021 (in 1000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1399941/australia-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-that-spoke-english-well-or-very-well/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons that spoke English well or very well in Australia from 2006 to 2021 (in 1000s)." Chart. October 25, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1399941/australia-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-that-spoke-english-well-or-very-well/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons that spoke English well or very well in Australia from 2006 to 2021 (in 1000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1399941/australia-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-that-spoke-english-well-or-very-well/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Persons That Spoke English Well or Very Well in Australia from 2006 to 2021 (in 1000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 25 Oct 2022, /statistics/1399941/australia-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-that-spoke-english-well-or-very-well/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons that spoke English well or very well in Australia from 2006 to 2021 (in 1000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1399941/australia-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-that-spoke-english-well-or-very-well/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons that spoke English well or very well in Australia from 2006 to 2021 (in 1000s) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, October 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1399941/australia-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-that-spoke-english-well-or-very-well/
