Avondale, Wollongong

Languages spoken in Avondale (NSW)

The 2021 Census found one in 16 residents in Avondale speaking a language other than English at home, led by Spanish. The number speaking another language at home has grown by more than a quarter since 2016. The share speaking another language is less than half the figure for Wollongong.

Residents
1,885
Speak another language
6.3%+31.1%
Languages spoken
11
Born overseas
12.0%

Which languages other than English are spoken in Avondale?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Spanish
    27+286%
  2. 02
    Macedonian
    22+57.1%
  3. 03
    Italian
    15+87.5%
  4. 04
    Greek
    120%
  5. 05
    Portuguese
    10+233%
  6. 06
    Serbian
    7-12.5%
  7. 07
    Turkish
    7-12.5%
  8. 08
    Filipino
    5
  9. 09
    Tagalog
    5+25.0%
  10. 10
    Czech
    4+33.3%

Is Avondale more multilingual than Australia as a whole?

Avondale's share is below Australia as a whole.

Avondale (NSW)
6.3%
Wollongong
14.7%
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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