7.9% ▲ +31.8%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Townsville · Sub-region (SA3)
Language in Townsville
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people use a language other than English in Townsville compared to the rest of the country. Only 7.9% of residents speak another language at home, which is far below the Australian figure of 22.3%. While this number has risen since 2011, English remains the dominant language here.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 83.9% of residents, and the proportion of people who speak little or no English is very low at 0.9%. This is about the same as the Queensland figure and has barely changed since 2016.
0.9% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 Townsville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31802/townsville/topic/language