49.5% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Franklin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Franklin
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Nearly half of all people in Franklin were born overseas, a figure that has risen by 6.6 percentage points since 2011. This creates a diverse community where the proportion of overseas-born residents is far above both the ACT and national levels.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian at 19.6% and English at 17.6%, followed by Chinese at 15.4% and Indian at 9.6%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Almost half of the population (49.5%) were born overseas, which is far above the ACT figure of 28.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. While 47% were born in Australia, significant numbers arrived from China (9.2%), India (8.6%), Nepal (5.1%), and Vietnam (2.4%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Franklin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801041039/franklin/topic/ancestry-heritage