Koonawarra, Wollongong

The languages of Koonawarra

In Koonawarra, a suburb of Wollongong, about 200 people speak a language other than English at home (ABS Census 2021). No language other than English reaches one resident in 100. The share speaking another language is less than half the figure for Wollongong.

Residents
3,849
Speak another language
5.2%-21.7%
Languages spoken
25
Born overseas
14.0%

Which languages other than English are spoken in Koonawarra?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Spanish
    37-19.6%
  2. 02
    Macedonian
    21-46.2%
  3. 03
    Italian
    14-26.3%
  4. 04
    Vietnamese
    14+16.7%
  5. 05
    Greek
    12-25.0%
  6. 06
    Kirundi (Rundi)
    110%
  7. 07
    Tagalog
    8-38.5%
  8. 08
    Yoruba
    8
  9. 09
    Maltese
    7+133%
  10. 10
    Punjabi
    7

Is Koonawarra more multilingual than Australia as a whole?

The share speaking another language is less than half the figure for Australia as a whole.

Koonawarra
5.2%
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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