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West Wollongong, Wollongong

Languages spoken in West Wollongong

The 2021 Census found about 880 people in West Wollongong, part of Wollongong, speaking a language other than English at home. The share speaking another language is 1.3 times the figure for Wollongong. In all, 43 languages are spoken in its homes.

Residents
4,664
Speak another language
18.9%-2.1%
Languages spoken
43
Born overseas
20.5%

What languages are spoken in West Wollongong?

Include First Nations languagesShowing multicultural languages
  1. 01
    Serbian
    116+13.7%
  2. 02
    Arabic
    106-7.0%
  3. 03
    Macedonian
    66-14.3%
  4. 04
    Mandarin
    65-20.7%
  5. 05
    Greek
    58-37.0%
  6. 06
    Malayalam
    39+179%
  7. 07
    Italian
    38-35.6%
  8. 08
    Thai
    36-2.7%
  9. 09
    Spanish
    34-34.6%
  10. 10
    Urdu
    28+115%

Where were West Wollongong's residents born?

Overseas-born residents make up 21 per cent of residents, most often from England.

  1. 01
    England
    122-13.5%
  2. 02
    India
    73+35.2%
  3. 03
    New Zealand
    65+91.2%
  4. 04
    Thailand
    45+36.4%
  5. 05
    North Macedonia
    43
  6. 06
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    38-54.2%
  7. 07
    Philippines
    38+31.0%
  8. 08
    Syria
    38+138%
  9. 09
    Serbia
    33+120%
  10. 10
    Croatia
    32+60.0%

Is West Wollongong more multilingual than New South Wales?

New South Wales has a higher share than West Wollongong.

West Wollongong
18.9%
Wollongong
14.7%
New South Wales
25.7%

Share of residents speaking a language other than English at home.

What's West Wollongong's religious mix?

  1. 01
    Christianity
    2,362-11.8%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,746+41.6%
  3. 03
    Islam
    197+24.7%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    68-32.0%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    43-29.5%

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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