6.2% ▲ +108.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Thornton · Suburb / Locality
Language in Thornton
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Higher than most similar areas, 6.2% of people in Thornton speak a language other than English at home. While this is more common than in nearby spots, it remains far below the state and national figures. Most residents use English exclusively, making it a linguistically uniform community.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
English is spoken by 91% of the population, with small numbers using Punjabi and Mandarin. Although only 1% of people speak little or no English, this is much higher than in most similar areas.
1.0% ▲ +94.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 Thornton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13867/thornton/topic/language