13.8% —
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
Share of people who use a language other than English at home.
Wollongong · Urban Area
Language in Wollongong
The languages spoken in homes across the area, beyond English.
More than 13% of people in Wollongong use a language other than English at home, which is much higher than most similar areas. While this is well below the national figure, the city shows a diverse mix of backgrounds. English remains the primary language for the vast majority of residents.
Languages at home
English and the largest community languages.
About 13.8% of residents speak another language at home, though this is far below the New South Wales figure of 26.6%. Most people speak only English (81.7%), while smaller groups speak Italian, Arabic, Mandarin, and Greek. Only 2.1% of the population speak little or no English, which is a little below the Australian average.
2.1% —
Higher than 86% of urban area areas.
Share of people who use another language at home and speak English not well or not at all. No 2011 figure — that census only asked proficiency of overseas-born residents.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Language in Wollongong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1036/wollongong/topic/language