QLD · Suburb

Languages spoken in Toowoomba City

11.3% of Toowoomba City residents speak a language other than English at home, across 21 languages (ABS Census 2021).

2,254

Residents

11.3%

+84.1%

Speak a language other than English

21

Languages spoken

16.2%

+64.1%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Kurdish
    104
  2. 02
    Mandarin
    21-16.0%
  3. 03
    German
    13+225%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    8-33.3%
  5. 05
    Swahili
    8+167%
  6. 06
    Malayalam
    7
  7. 07
    Portuguese
    7
  8. 08
    Punjabi
    7+16.7%
  9. 09
    Arabic
    6-14.3%
  10. 10
    French
    5

Where residents were born

16.2% born overseas, across 26 countries.

  1. 01
    Iraq
    101
  2. 02
    England
    44-6.4%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    41+78.3%
  4. 04
    India
    23-8.0%
  5. 05
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    19-20.8%
  6. 06
    Taiwan
    14+367%
  7. 07
    Sri Lanka
    12
  8. 08
    Syria
    11
  9. 09
    Germany
    10+150%
  10. 10
    United States of America
    10+233%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Toowoomba City at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    940-12.3%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    787+34.8%
  3. 03
    Buddhism
    44+2.3%
  4. 04
    Islam
    19-42.4%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    11-66.7%

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