48.7% ▲ +23.2%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 39.5%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Torres · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in Torres
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly half of all residents in Torres speak a language other than English at home, a figure far above the national average. This linguistic diversity has grown over the last decade and is much more common here than in most other areas.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 48.7% of people use another language at home, which is far above the Queensland figure of 13.2%. While English is the most common language at 41.5%, around 6.4% of residents speak little or no English, a rate well above the national average.
6.4% ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.4%
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 Torres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011401/torres/topic/language