Towong Upper · Suburb / Locality

Language in Towong Upper

The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.

Much higher than most similar areas, 16.2% of people in Towong Upper use a language other than English at home. Despite this, the area remains well below the national and state figures for linguistic diversity.

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📍 Towong Upper, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

While 16.2% of residents use another language, 100% of those who do so still speak English. This is reflected in the fact that 0.0% of people here speak little or no English, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.4%.

16.2%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 16.2%

Share of people who use a language other than English at home.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

Language used at home

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In Towong Upper, English only is the majority at 100%.

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 Towong Upper [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22564/towong-upper/topic/language