QLD · Local Government Area

Languages spoken in Townsville

6.6% of Townsville residents speak a language other than English at home, across 138 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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190,351

Residents

6.6%

+14.8%

Speak a language other than English

138

Languages spoken

#211

of 540 for diversity

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Tagalog
    905+37.5%
  2. 02
    Malayalam
    791+41.8%
  3. 03
    Italian
    546-20.3%
  4. 04
    Mandarin
    482-5.7%
  5. 05
    Swahili
    467+97.0%
  6. 06
    Filipino
    427-1.4%
  7. 07
    Spanish
    418+12.4%
  8. 08
    Punjabi
    400+59.4%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese
    397+26.8%
  10. 10
    Korean
    392+47.4%

138 languages recorded in Townsville(ABS Census 2021). Broader ABS categories such as “Chinese, nfd” are counted in the totals above but left out of this list, so the percentages can exceed the sum of the languages shown.

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