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Languages spoken in West Wollongong

18.9% of West Wollongong residents speak a language other than English at home, across 43 languages (ABS Census 2021).

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4,664

Residents

18.9%

-2.1%

Speak a language other than English

43

Languages spoken

20.5%

+2.6%

Born overseas

Most spoken languages

Speakers at the 2021 Census, with change since 2016.

  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 residents were born

20.5% born overseas, across 54 countries.

  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%

Religious affiliation

Reported affiliation in West Wollongong at the 2021 Census.

  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%

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