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Year of arrivals

In 2021, 1,749 Italian speakers living in Wollongong City Council were born overseas, and 1.5% 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 - Italian speakers2021
Year of arrival in AustraliaNumber%Regional NSW
Arrived in 1960 or earlier67338.536.6
1961 to 197066237.930.0
1971 to 19801267.26.6
1981 to 1990462.63.0
1991 to 2000362.12.5
2001 to 2010382.24.2
2011 to 2015412.35.6
2016 to Aug 2021271.56.3
Not stated1005.75.1
Total people born overseas1,749100.0100.0
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Please refer to specific data notes for more information

Dominant groups

Analysis of the year of arrival for the overseas born Italian speaking population of Wollongong City Council in 2021 compared to Regional NSW shows that there was a larger proportion of people who arrived before 2010, and a smaller proportion of recent overseas arrivals (those who arrived between 2016 and 2021).

Overall, 90.4% of the overseas born Italian speaking population arrived before 2010, and 1.5% arrived during or after 2016, compared with 82.9% and 6.3% respectively for Regional NSW.

The major differences between the year of arrival data of the Italian speaking population of Wollongong City and Regional NSW were:

  • A larger percentage of arrivals between 1961 to 1970 (37.9% compared to 30.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of arrivals between 2016 to Aug 2021 (1.5% compared to 6.3%)
  • A smaller percentage of arrivals between 2011 to 2015 (2.3% compared to 5.6%)
  • A smaller percentage of arrivals between 2001 to 2010 (2.2% compared to 4.2%)

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