9.4% ▲ +198.6%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
North Toowoomba - Harlaxton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Language in North Toowoomba - Harlaxton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Nearly 1 in 10 people in North Toowoomba - Harlaxton use a language other than English at home, making it more linguistically diverse than it was a decade ago. While most residents speak English, a growing number of households now use different languages for daily communication.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 83.6% of residents, though the share of people using another language rose to 9.4% since 2011. This is far below the national figure of 22.3%, yet the 3.0% who speak little or no English is higher than most similar areas.
3.0% ▲ +641.0%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 North Toowoomba - Harlaxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011454/north-toowoomba-harlaxton/topic/language