Rate in which the English language is spoken at home in Australia (2016)
Rate in which the English language is spoken at home in Australia (2016)
‘Interesting Northern Territory is lowest. Would that be due to migrant workers? Or Backpackers? Or more due to high percentage of indigenous communities and they speak their language at home? Or combination of all factors?
It is a combination of all factors. In Indigenous communities, a lot of people speak 4, 5, 6, or more Indigenous languages before speaking English. I have a lot of Greek friends who don’t usually speak in English unless they have to. Most immigrant children learn English in special learning programs at school.’