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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Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders that spoke English well 2006-2021
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.
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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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /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." Chart. October 25, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1399945/australia-share-of-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-that-spoke-english-well-or-very-well/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons that spoke English well or very well from 2006 to 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /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." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 25 Oct 2022, /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 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1399945/australia-share-of-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-that-spoke-english-well-or-very-well/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
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: /statistics/1399945/australia-share-of-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-persons-that-spoke-english-well-or-very-well/
