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Languages spoken in Illawong

23.1% of Illawong residents speak a language other than English at home, across 44 languages (ABS Census 2021).

7,361

Residents

23.1%

+4.9%

Speak a language other than English

44

Languages spoken

21.3%

+12.1%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  1. 01
    Arabic
    408+4.6%
  2. 02
    Greek
    304+4.5%
  3. 03
    Mandarin
    151+30.2%
  4. 04
    Cantonese
    138+14.0%
  5. 05
    Macedonian
    118-2.5%
  6. 06
    Croatian
    91+8.3%
  7. 07
    Italian
    58-37.0%
  8. 08
    Vietnamese
    58+28.9%
  9. 09
    Spanish
    47+74.1%
  10. 10
    French
    23-25.8%

Where residents were born

21.3% born overseas, across 53 countries.

  1. 01
    England
    189+2.2%
  2. 02
    China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)
    174+24.3%
  3. 03
    Lebanon
    173+6.8%
  4. 04
    Greece
    89+53.4%
  5. 05
    New Zealand
    87-6.5%
  6. 06
    Vietnam
    75+41.5%
  7. 07
    Egypt
    70+55.6%
  8. 08
    Italy
    68+41.7%
  9. 09
    North Macedonia
    67
  10. 10
    Croatia
    47-20.3%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in Illawong at the 2021 Census.

  1. 01
    Christianity
    4,999-6.1%
  2. 02
    No religion or secular beliefs
    1,763+37.5%
  3. 03
    Islam
    271+24.9%
  4. 04
    Buddhism
    102+34.2%
  5. 05
    Hinduism
    38+22.6%
  6. 06
    Judaism
    3

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