The source conducted the 2014–15 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey (NATSISS) from September 2014 to June 2015. This is the fourth social survey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians conducted by the source. The results from the 2002 and 2008 NATSISS are also provided by the source.
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Share of Indigenous Australians speaking an Indigenous language 2002-2015
This statistic presents the results of a survey about the share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders speaking an Australian Indigenous language from 2002 to 2014-15, by remoteness. During the 2014-15 survey period, around 54.9 percent of Indigenous Australians living in remote areas of Australia stated that they spoke an Australian Indigenous language.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (July 15, 2016). Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders speaking an Australian Indigenous language from 2002 to 2014-15, by remoteness [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/910255/australia-share-of-indigenous-australians-speaking-indigenous-language-by-remoteness/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders speaking an Australian Indigenous language from 2002 to 2014-15, by remoteness." Chart. July 15, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/910255/australia-share-of-indigenous-australians-speaking-indigenous-language-by-remoteness/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2016). Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders speaking an Australian Indigenous language from 2002 to 2014-15, by remoteness. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/910255/australia-share-of-indigenous-australians-speaking-indigenous-language-by-remoteness/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Speaking An Australian Indigenous Language from 2002 to 2014-15, by Remoteness." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Jul 2016, /statistics/910255/australia-share-of-indigenous-australians-speaking-indigenous-language-by-remoteness/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders speaking an Australian Indigenous language from 2002 to 2014-15, by remoteness ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/910255/australia-share-of-indigenous-australians-speaking-indigenous-language-by-remoteness/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Share of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders speaking an Australian Indigenous language from 2002 to 2014-15, by remoteness [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, July 15, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/910255/australia-share-of-indigenous-australians-speaking-indigenous-language-by-remoteness/
