Fairy Meadow, Wollongong
What Fairy Meadow speaks at home
Italian is the most common language after English in Fairy Meadow, where about 1,500 people speak another language at home, the 2021 Census shows. Australia as a whole has much the same share. The census lists 47 languages spoken at home here.
- Residents
- 7,348
- Speak another language
- 21.0%-18.5%
- Languages spoken
- 47
- Born overseas
- 23.3%
Which languages lead in Fairy Meadow?
- 01Italian224-24.6%
- 02Turkish171-1.2%
- 03Vietnamese147+0.7%
- 04Mandarin121-63.1%
- 05Arabic95-39.1%
- 06Malayalam95+179%
- 07Cantonese56-8.2%
- 08Spanish55+1.9%
- 09Greek52-35.0%
- 10Serbian51+8.5%
Which countries are Fairy Meadow's residents from?
Overseas-born residents make up nearly one in four residents, most often from England.
- 01England228+7.0%
- 02India191+108%
- 03Italy173-21.7%
- 04China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)123-64.9%
- 05Vietnam120+27.7%
- 06Turkey100+3.1%
- 07New Zealand69-8.0%
- 08Philippines59+68.6%
- 09Croatia45+28.6%
- 10Thailand38+2.7%
Where does Fairy Meadow sit against Wollongong?
Wollongong has a lower share than Fairy Meadow.
- Fairy Meadow
- 21.0%
- Australia
- 21.3%
- Wollongong
- 14.7%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What religions are reported in Fairy Meadow?
- 01Christianity3,555-9.6%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs2,676+25.5%
- 03Islam358-7.0%
- 04Buddhism165+21.3%
- 05Hinduism133+102%
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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