10.4% ▲ +90.0%
Lower than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Toowoomba · Region (SA4)
Language in Toowoomba
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Around the middle of similar areas for language diversity, Toowoomba sees 10.4% of people using a language other than English at home. While this is far below the national figure, the number of people speaking other languages has nearly doubled since 2011.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is the main language for 84.6% of residents, though others like Mandarin, Arabic and Punjabi are also spoken. This diversity is reflected in the 1.9% who speak little or no English, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
1.9% ▲ +50.4%
Higher than 60% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 Toowoomba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/317/toowoomba/topic/language