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Language in North Toowoomba

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

More than one in ten people in North Toowoomba use a language other than English at home. While this is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 North Toowoomba, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the main language for 82.2% of residents, though 3.7% speak little or no English, which is a little above the Queensland figure. Other languages heard in the area include Arabic, Tagalog, Italian and Punjabi.

People using another language at home

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11.2% ▲ +300.3%

Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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3.7% ▲ +981.2%

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

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 North Toowoomba, English only is the majority at 97%; Arabic is next at 2%.

English only 82.2% Arabic 1.3% Tagalog 0.4% Italian 0.2% Punjabi 0.2% Hindi 0.1% Cantonese 0.1%

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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32186/north-toowoomba/topic/language