Toolamba · Urban Centre

Language in Toolamba

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

Almost everyone in Toolamba (L) speaks only English at home, making it much less linguistically diverse than most similar areas. Only 1.7% of residents use another language, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

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📍 Toolamba, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

English is the sole language for 93.8% of the population, which is far below the Victorian figure of 27.6%. This is reflected in the fact that 0.0% of people speak little or no English, a result that is well below the national average.

1.7% ▲ +11.0%

Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.5%
  • 2016: 4.6%
  • 2021: 1.7%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 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 Toolamba, 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 Toolamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222092/toolamba/topic/language