Toora · Urban Centre

Language in Toora

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

English is the dominant language for daily life in Toora (L), with only 2.1% of people using another language at home. This is far below the national figure and reflects a community where very few people speak a language other than English.

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📍 Toora, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Just 2.1% of residents use a language other than English at home, a figure that has fallen 5.5 points since 2011. This is far below the Victorian average of 27.6%, and nobody in the area reported speaking little or no English.

2.1% ▼ -72.5%

Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 7.6%
  • 2016: 11.5%
  • 2021: 2.1%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of urban centre 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 Toora, English only is the majority at 99%; Italian 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 Toora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222093/toora/topic/language