Torrington · Suburb / Locality

Language in Torrington

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

Very few people in Torrington have shifted their language use since 2011, with the area remaining overwhelmingly English-speaking. While 5.4% of residents use a language other than English at home, this is still far below the national figure of 22.3%.

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📍 Torrington, Suburb / Locality

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the sole language for 91% of the community. Although the 0.7% who speak little or no English is much higher than in most similar areas, it remains a little below the Queensland figure of 1.8%.

5.4% ▲ +164.7%

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 5.4%

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

0.7% ▼ -17.9%

Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 Torrington, English only is the majority at 98%; Tagalog is next at 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 Torrington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32862/torrington/topic/language