Toowoomba City, Toowoomba
The languages of Toowoomba City
Most homes in Toowoomba City speak only English. At the 2021 Census, about 250 people used another language, most often Kurdish. That count has grown by about three quarters since 2016. In all, 21 languages are spoken in its homes.
- Residents
- 2,254
- Speak another language
- 11.3%+84.1%
- Languages spoken
- 21
- Born overseas
- 16.2%
What languages do people in Toowoomba City speak besides English?
Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
- 01Kurdish104
- 02Mandarin21-16.0%
- 03German13+225%
- 04Cantonese8-33.3%
- 05Swahili8+167%
- 06Malayalam7
- 07Portuguese7
- 08Punjabi7+16.7%
- 09Arabic6-14.3%
- 10French5
Is Toowoomba City more multilingual than Australia as a whole?
Toowoomba City's share is below Australia as a whole.
- Toowoomba City
- 11.3%
- 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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