10.2% ▲ +65.7%
Higher than 74% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Toowoomba · Urban Area
Language in Toowoomba
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
Far fewer people speak a language other than English in Toowoomba compared to the rest of the country. While 10.2% of residents use another language at home, this is far below the national figure of 22.3%. However, the variety of languages spoken here has grown steadily over the last decade.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 10.2% of people use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. While 85% of the population speaks only English, the number of people who speak little or no English rose to 1.8% by 2021.
1.8% ▲ +102.1%
Higher than 83% of urban area areas.
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.8%
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/sua/3016/toowoomba/topic/language