20.0% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Toorak · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Toorak
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
English is the dominant tongue in Toorak, spoken by 74.0% of the population. While more people here use another language at home than in most similar areas, the figure is still well below the state average.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 20.0% of people use a language other than English at home, including Mandarin at 6.4%. Only 2.0% of the population speak little or no English, which is a little below the national figure.
2.0% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 Toorak [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/206061138/toorak/topic/language