Highfields, Toowoomba
Languages spoken in Highfields (Qld)
Almost every home in Highfields speaks English only. The 2021 Census counted about 240 people using another language, most often Afrikaans. Every other language is spoken by fewer than one in 100 residents. The share speaking another language is less than half the figure for Queensland.
- Residents
- 8,925
- Speak another language
- 2.6%+95.0%
- Languages spoken
- 30
- Born overseas
- 9.5%
What languages do people in Highfields speak besides English?
- 01Afrikaans59+96.7%
- 02Mandarin16+45.5%
- 03Polish14+7.7%
- 04Spanish11+267%
- 05Urdu11
- 06Sinhalese10+100%
- 07Malayalam8
- 08Dutch7-41.7%
- 09Italian7
- 10Korean6
How does Highfields compare with Australia as a whole?
The share speaking another language is less than half the figure for Australia as a whole.
- Highfields (Qld)
- 2.6%
- Queensland
- 12.2%
- Australia
- 21.3%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021, by suburb and locality. Growth compares 2021 against the 2016 Census.
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Highfields (Qld) is part of Toowoomba, which has its own page with every suburb compared. For material in these languages, get a quote for translation.