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LEARN MORE ABOUT .idIn 2021, India had the highest proportion of recent overseas arrivals, making up 19.2% of the total recent overseas arrivals in Wollongong City Council.
Country of Birth data identifies where people were born. For recent arrivals, this indicates the countries which have provided overseas migrants to Wollongong City Council in the last 5 years. This may be quite different to the overall cultural makeup of the place, and indicates the emerging or changing birthplace groups in the most recent time period.
To get a more complete picture of cultural and ethnic characteristics, Wollongong City Council's Country of Birth data should be viewed together with Language Spoken at Home and Age Structure.
Q:
Derived from the Census question:
'In which country was the person born?'
| Birthplace - Ranked by size | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong City Council - Recent arrivals | 2021 | ||
| Birthplace | Number | % | Regional NSW |
| India | 1,206 | 19.2 | 15.7 |
| China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) | 597 | 9.5 | 5.6 |
| United Kingdom | 353 | 5.6 | 6.9 |
| Philippines | 250 | 4.0 | 8.1 |
| Pakistan | 249 | 4.0 | 2.3 |
| Syria | 234 | 3.7 | 1.2 |
| Vietnam | 233 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| Nepal | 194 | 3.1 | 6.7 |
| Thailand | 184 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Iraq | 168 | 2.7 | 3.7 |
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Dominant groups
Analysis of the country of birth of recent overseas arrivals in Wollongong City Council in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a similar proportion of people from a non-English speaking background.
The largest non-English speaking country of birth for the recent overseas arriving population in Wollongong City was India, where 19.2% or 1,206 people were born.
The major differences between the countries of birth of the recent overseas arriving population in Wollongong City and Regional NSW were:
- A larger percentage of people born in China (excludes SARs and Taiwan) (9.5% compared to 5.6%)
- A larger percentage of people born in India (19.2% compared to 15.7%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in Philippines (4.0% compared to 8.1%)
- A smaller percentage of people born in Nepal (3.1% compared to 6.7%)
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