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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, 23,212 Non-English speakers speakers living in Wollongong City Council were born overseas, and 21.1% arrived in Australia within 5 years prior to 2021.
The Year of Arrival data records when the overseas born population arrived in Australia. The data shows the degree to which areas are 'ports' for new overseas arrivals and reveals the role of Wollongong City Council in housing newer or older migrant groups. When looking at those speaking a language other than English this will tend to exclude those from English speaking countries, and may indicate whether the languages are used by recent migrants, older migrants, or 2nd or 3rd generation Australians.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'In what year did the person first arrive in Australia to live here for one year or more?'
| Year of arrivals | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong City Council - non-English speakers | 2021 | ||
| Year of arrival in Australia | Number | % | Wollongong City - Total population |
| Arrived in 1960 or earlier | 1,451 | 6.3 | 10.4 |
| 1961 to 1970 | 2,919 | 12.6 | 16.5 |
| 1971 to 1980 | 2,963 | 12.8 | 13.9 |
| 1981 to 1990 | 1,876 | 8.1 | 9.6 |
| 1991 to 2000 | 2,105 | 9.1 | 8.9 |
| 2001 to 2010 | 3,400 | 14.6 | 13.6 |
| 2011 to 2015 | 3,081 | 13.3 | 10.2 |
| 2016 to Aug 2021 | 4,894 | 21.1 | 13.9 |
| Not stated | 523 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
| Total people born overseas | 23,212 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Dominant groups
Analysis of the year of arrival for the overseas born Non-English speakers speaking population of Wollongong City Council in 2021 compared to the total population in Wollongong City Council shows that there was a smaller proportion of people who arrived before 2010, and a larger proportion of recent overseas arrivals (those who arrived between 2016 and 2021).
Overall, 63.4% of the overseas born Non-English speakers speaking population arrived before 2010, and 21.1% arrived during or after 2016, compared with 72.9% and 13.9% respectively for the total population in Wollongong City Council.
The major differences between the year of arrival data of the Non-English speakers speaking population of Wollongong City and the total population in Wollongong City Council were:
- A larger percentage of arrivals between 2016 to Aug 2021 (21.1% compared to 13.9%)
- A larger percentage of arrivals between 2011 to 2015 (13.3% compared to 10.2%)
- A smaller percentage of arrivals between Arrived in 1960 or earlier (6.3% compared to 10.4%)
- A smaller percentage of arrivals between 1961 to 1970 (12.6% compared to 16.5%)
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