NSW · Suburb
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.
- 01Arabic408+4.6%
- 02Greek304+4.5%
- 03Mandarin151+30.2%
- 04Cantonese138+14.0%
- 05Macedonian118-2.5%
- 06Croatian91+8.3%
- 07Italian58-37.0%
- 08Vietnamese58+28.9%
- 09Spanish47+74.1%
- 10French23-25.8%
Where residents were born
21.3% born overseas, across 53 countries.
- 01England189+2.2%
- 02China (excludes SARs and Taiwan)174+24.3%
- 03Lebanon173+6.8%
- 04Greece89+53.4%
- 05New Zealand87-6.5%
- 06Vietnam75+41.5%
- 07Egypt70+55.6%
- 08Italy68+41.7%
- 09North Macedonia67
- 10Croatia47-20.3%
Religious affiliation
Reported affiliation in Illawong at the 2021 Census.
- 01Christianity4,999-6.1%
- 02No religion or secular beliefs1,763+37.5%
- 03Islam271+24.9%
- 04Buddhism102+34.2%
- 05Hinduism38+22.6%
- 06Judaism3
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