11.5% ▲ +11.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Frankford · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Frankford
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Just 11.5% of people in Frankford were born overseas, which is far below the national figure. This makes the area much less diverse in birthplace than the rest of Australia. Most residents have deep roots in the region, with English and Australian ancestries dominating the community.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most common here, making up 50.9% and 49.7% of the population respectively. Other common roots include Scottish, Irish, and German ancestry.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is well below the Tasmanian average and far below the Australian figure. Most people were born in Australia (81.8%), followed by England at 7.9% and New Zealand at 3.6%.
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 Frankford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60214/frankford/topic/ancestry-heritage