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Toogoom · Urban Centre

Language in Toogoom

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

A huge gap exists between Toogoom and the rest of the country, with far fewer people speaking a language other than English. English is the dominant tongue here, and the proportion of people using other languages has barely changed over the last decade.

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📍 Toogoom, Urban Centre

Languages at home

English and the largest community languages.

Only 3.1% of people use another language at home, which is far below the Queensland figure of 13.2% and the national rate of 22.3%. English is spoken exclusively by 92.7% of residents, and those who speak little or no English make up just 0.2% of the population.

People using another language at home

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3.1% ▼ -7.4%

Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.

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

People who speak little or no English

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0.2% ▲ +10.7%

Higher than 51% of urban centre 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 Toogoom, English only is the majority at 99%; Greek is next at 0%.

English only 92.7% Greek 0.2% Mandarin 0.2% Tagalog 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 Toogoom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL315094/toogoom/topic/language