Where the Serbian community lives in Wollongong

Coniston has the largest Serbian community: 4.3% of residents reported Serbian ancestry and 3.5% speak Serbian at home. West Wollongong and Gwynneville follow. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 22 eligible Wollongong suburbs.

This page ranks Wollongong suburbs by where the Serbian community is most established, using the 2021 Census. Suburbs are ordered by the share of residents who reported Serbian ancestry, and each one also shows the share who speak Serbian at home. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents are ranked.

No single number captures a community on its own — ancestry is the broadest (it includes Australian-born second and third generations), country of birth captures migrants, and language spoken at home tracks the actively speaking core. We show every angle the 2021 Census publishes for the Serbian community so you can see the full picture. Ancestry is a multiple-response question, so shares read as "residents who reported this ancestry" rather than an exclusive count. Percentile ranks are computed within Wollongong's pool. This is descriptive demographic information, not a recommendation. The census publishes no Serbia birthplace: most arrivals predate the country's current borders and were recorded as Yugoslav-born, so ancestry reaches two generations that a birthplace count would miss.

Where the Serbian community lives in Wollongong

Ranked by the share of residents who reported Serbian ancestry in the 2021 Census, among suburbs with at least 2,000 residents. Each suburb also shows the share who speak Serbian at home — the other angle the census publishes on where the Serbian community is established.

Coniston

NSW 2500 · 2,267 residents

4% Serbian ancestry · 4% speak Serbian

West Wollongong

NSW 2500 · 5,223 residents

3% Serbian ancestry · 2% speak Serbian

Gwynneville

NSW 2500 · 3,139 residents

3% Serbian ancestry · 2% speak Serbian

Mangerton

NSW 2500 · 2,862 residents

2% Serbian ancestry · 1% speak Serbian

Figtree

NSW 2525 · 12,335 residents

2% Serbian ancestry · 1% speak Serbian

Lake Heights

NSW 2502 · 4,105 residents

2% Serbian ancestry · 1% speak Serbian

Warrawong

NSW 2502 · 4,659 residents

2% Serbian ancestry · 1% speak Serbian

Wollongong

NSW 2500 · 20,446 residents

2% Serbian ancestry · 1% speak Serbian

Unanderra

NSW 2526 · 5,476 residents

2% Serbian ancestry · 1% speak Serbian

Cordeaux Heights

NSW 2526 · 4,460 residents

2% Serbian ancestry · 1% speak Serbian

Flinders

NSW 2529 · 7,118 residents

2% Serbian ancestry · 1% speak Serbian

Keiraville

NSW 2500 · 4,001 residents

1% Serbian ancestry · 1% speak Serbian

Farmborough Heights

NSW 2526 · 4,179 residents

1% Serbian ancestry · 1% speak Serbian

Fairy Meadow

NSW 2519 · 7,512 residents

1% Serbian ancestry · 1% speak Serbian

Mount Warrigal

NSW 2528 · 4,880 residents

1% Serbian ancestry · 0% speak Serbian

Ranked from 22 qualifying suburbs.

How we ranked these

Ranked on the share of residents who reported this ancestry (the broadest signal — it includes Australian-born second and third generations) in the 2021 Census, percentile-ranked within Wollongong's candidate pool. Every suburb also shows all three census angles — ancestry, country of birth, and language spoken at home — because no single number captures a community on its own. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents qualify. Ancestry is a multiple-response question, so shares read as "residents who reported this ancestry", not an exclusive count. Descriptive ABS Census data, not a recommendation. See how we calculate for the full methodology.

Common questions about this ranking

Where does the Serbian community live in Wollongong?

Coniston has the largest Serbian community: 4.3% of residents reported Serbian ancestry and 3.5% speak Serbian at home. West Wollongong and Gwynneville follow. These 15 suburbs came from a field of 22 eligible Wollongong suburbs. In Wollongong suburbs of 2,000+ residents, 1.0% of people reported Serbian ancestry (2021 Census).

How is this ranking put together?

Suburbs are ordered by the share of residents who reported Serbian ancestry. The census publishes no Serbia birthplace: most arrivals predate the country's current borders and were recorded as Yugoslav-born, so ancestry reaches two generations that a birthplace count would miss. Only suburbs with at least 2,000 residents are included, and percentile ranks are computed within Wollongong's pool, so the list reflects concentration relative to other metro suburbs.

What do the percentages on each suburb mean?

They are different census angles on the Serbian community: ancestry is the broadest, since it includes people born here and language at home counts the actively speaking core. They rarely match, and seeing them together tells you whether a suburb's community is long-established, newly-arrived, or somewhere in between.

Why don't the percentages add up?

They measure different things and come from different census questions. Ancestry is a multiple-response question (a person can report up to two), so it isn't a clean share of population; birthplace counts only people born overseas; and language counts only those who still speak it at home. This is descriptive demographic data, not a recommendation to seek out or avoid anywhere.

How current is it?

The figures are from the 2021 Census, the most recent available until results from the August 2026 Census are released in 2027. The top 15 is recomputed whenever we refresh the census data.

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Rankings last computed 12 October 2026. Recomputed after each ACARA schools data refresh.

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