Lake Heights, Wollongong
Languages spoken in Lake Heights
At the 2021 Census, 30 per cent of residents in Lake Heights spoke a language other than English at home, most often Arabic. Wollongong has a lower share than Lake Heights. Residents born overseas most often come from North Macedonia.
- Residents
- 3,893
- Speak another language
- 30.0%-2.6%
- Languages spoken
- 41
- Born overseas
- 28.0%
What languages are spoken in Lake Heights?
- 01Arabic229+36.3%
- 02Macedonian194-26.0%
- 03Portuguese129-17.8%
- 04Italian96-45.5%
- 05Spanish49-3.9%
- 06Serbian46-29.2%
- 07Greek43+22.9%
- 08Turkish41+57.7%
- 09Maltese35-10.3%
- 10Croatian34-29.2%
Where were Lake Heights' residents born?
Among residents born overseas, North Macedonia leads.
- 01North Macedonia139
- 02Portugal135-7.5%
- 03Italy109-15.5%
- 04England85-6.6%
- 05New Zealand48+4.3%
- 06Lebanon47-2.1%
- 07Malta37-21.3%
- 08India36+1100%
- 09Germany350%
- 10Syria34-32.0%
Is Lake Heights more multilingual than New South Wales?
The share speaking another language is 1.2 times the figure for New South Wales.
- Lake Heights
- 30.0%
- Wollongong
- 14.7%
- New South Wales
- 25.7%
Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.
What's Lake Heights' religious mix?
- 01Christianity2,193-11.3%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs1,117+70.5%
- 03Islam375+39.9%
- 04Buddhism28-20.0%
- 05Hinduism23+53.3%
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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