9.0% ▲ +94.9%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Toowoomba · Council (LGA)
Language in Toowoomba
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Almost double the percentage of people in Toowoomba now speak another language at home compared to 2011. While 9% of residents use a language other than English, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 85.5% of people, though the 9% who speak another tongue is higher than in most similar areas. Very few residents struggle with English, as only 1.6% speak little or no English.
1.6% ▲ +63.6%
Higher than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36910/toowoomba/topic/language