Kurdish
1,920 speakers
Its speaker count has more than tripled since 2016.
Toowoomba, Queensland
Toowoomba's multilingual community
Kurdish is the most common language after English in Toowoomba, where 8 per cent of residents speak something else at home, according to the 2021 Census. Only one language reaches one in 100 residents. Toowoomba's share is under the share for Queensland, though not by much.
- Residents
- 171,326
- Speak another language
- 13,770
- Languages at home
- 125
- Change since 2016
- +53.2%
Which languages other than English are spoken most in Toowoomba?
The three biggest groups are below, with their speaker counts.
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What are Toowoomba's five largest language communities?
Nepali and Punjabi have grown by more than half since 2016.
The largest five communities, beside their change on the previous census.
How big is Toowoomba's multilingual community next to Australia as a whole?
Toowoomba's share is less than half the national share. Within Queensland, Toowoomba ranks 8th of 77.
- Toowoomba
- 8.0%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Queensland
- 12.2%
Shares are calculated the same way for each area, so the bars compare directly.
Which suburbs of Toowoomba have the largest multilingual communities?
From Darling Heights down to Vale View, the gap is modest.
Pick a suburb to see its languages in full.
- Darling HeightsLed by Nepali25%1,249
- Kearneys SpringLed by Nepali24%2,200
- Middle RidgeLed by Mandarin15%1,095
- GlenvaleLed by Filipino12%955
- Toowoomba CityLed by Kurdish11%254
- Newtown (Toowoomba - Qld)Led by Kurdish11%1,098
- HarristownLed by Kurdish11%976
- North ToowoombaLed by Kurdish10%346
- South ToowoombaLed by Kurdish10%556
- Centenary HeightsLed by Mandarin10%628
- MillmerranLed by Filipino10%163
- RangevilleLed by Mandarin8%667
- East ToowoombaLed by Kurdish7%445
- Wilsonton HeightsLed by Kurdish7%201
- DraytonLed by Arabic7%125
- RockvilleLed by Kurdish7%227
- HarlaxtonLed by Kurdish7%195
- Mount LoftyLed by Kurdish6%234
- WilsontonLed by Kurdish5%317
- Cotswold HillsLed by Tagalog5%86
- CranleyLed by Tagalog5%116
- QuinalowLed by Filipino5%21
- Prince Henry HeightsLed by Mandarin5%30
- Torrington (Qld)Led by Filipino5%54
- Mount RascalLed by Afrikaans5%19
- OakeyLed by Portuguese5%230
- KleintonLed by Afrikaans5%98
- Westbrook (Qld)Led by Dinka5%204
- Blue Mountain HeightsLed by Arabic4%43
- Scrubby MountainLed by Afrikaans4%13
- Captains MountainLed by German4%8
- Millmerran WoodsLed by Filipino4%22
- Gowrie MountainLed by German4%9
- PampasLed by Filipino4%6
- GoombungeeLed by Mandarin4%44
- Charlton (Qld)Led by Dutch3%7
- PittsworthLed by Filipino3%105
- JondaryanLed by Tagalog3%14
- Hodgson ValeLed by Hindi3%49
- WellcampLed by Italian3%11
- Top CampLed by Afrikaans3%30
- Highfields (Qld)Led by Afrikaans3%236
- Clifton (Qld)Led by Filipino3%37
- NangweeLed by Spanish2%3
- CabarlahLed by Afrikaans2%31
- LinthorpeLed by Russian2%6
- CambooyaLed by Mandarin2%49
- Hampton (Qld)Led by German2%10
- FeltonLed by Filipino2%12
- WyreemaLed by Spanish2%37
- RavensbourneLed by Danish2%8
- Crows Nest (Qld)Led by Mandarin2%38
- Gowrie JunctionLed by German2%35
- BrooksteadLed by Estonian1%4
- FormartinLed by Afrikaans1%5
- MeringandanLed by Afrikaans1%10
- KingsthorpeLed by Afrikaans1%24
- BiddestonLed by Afrikaans1%3
- Meringandan WestLed by Afrikaans1%29
- Mount KynochLed by Gujarati1%3
- Gowrie Little PlainLed by Afrikaans1%3
- Glencoe (Qld)Led by Thai1%4
- HadenLed by Dutch1%5
- Mount MolarLed by Filipino1%5
- Yarraman (Qld)Led by German1%12
- Cecil PlainsLed by Filipino1%4
- GehamLed by Italian1%4
- East Greenmount1%3
- Southbrook0%0
- Nobby0%0
- Pechey0%0
- Greenmount (Toowoomba - Qld)0%0
- Vale View0%0
- Aubigny0%0
- Spring Creek (Toowoomba - Qld)0%0
- Evanslea0%0
- Peranga0%0
- Ramsay (Qld)0%0
- Coalbank0%0
- Anduramba0%0
- Rossvale0%0
- Cooyar0%0
- Bowenville0%0
- Umbiram0%0
- Emu Creek (Qld)0%0
- Ascot (Toowoomba - Qld)0%0
- Pinelands (Qld)0%0
- Kooroongarra0%0
- Yarranlea0%0
- Acland0%0
- Each percentage is the share of a suburb speaking a language other than English at home, over the number of people. 90 suburbs in all.
Which countries are Toowoomba's overseas-born residents from?
The largest group born overseas comes from England.
Country of birth
12.1% born overseas, across 123 countries.
- 01England3,1930%
- 02New Zealand2,392+6.5%
- 03Iraq2,179+566%
- 04India1,897+57.3%
- 05Philippines1,568+40.9%
- 06South Africa1,026+25.7%
- 07Nepal744+166%
- 08China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)555+13.3%
- 09Zimbabwe456-4.2%
- 10Sri Lanka377+30.4%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation, with the change since 2016.
- 01Christianity96,826-10.5%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs55,506+69.4%
- 03Hinduism2,116+75.2%
- 04Islam1,448-7.1%
- 05Buddhism1,435+20.7%
- 06Judaism310%
Data: ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, language used at home, summed from Statistical Area Level 2 to council. Changes are against the 2016 Census.
Blank answers matter here. 9,488 residents gave none, and they're left out of the 8.0%. Count them in and it's 13.6%; drop them from the base and it's 8.5%.
Two caveats: summing suburbs leaves out residents with no usual address, so national totals land a little under ABS published figures, and ranked lists leave out broad ABS categories that don't name a language.
Reuse these figures under CC BY 4.0 with credit to LEXIGO Language Map.
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