49.5% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.9%
- 2016: 47.1%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Franklin · Suburb / Locality
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 far above the national and territory averages. This creates a diverse community where almost as many residents identify with Chinese or Indian ancestry as those with Australian or English roots.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
Ancestry is varied across the area, with Australian (19.6%) and English (17.6%) being the most common, followed by Chinese (15.4%) and Indian (9.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
The proportion of overseas-born residents is 49.5%, which is far above the Australian Capital Territory figure of 28.7% and the national figure of 27.7%. This reflects a high share of residents born in China, India, and Nepal.
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/sal/SAL80058/franklin/topic/ancestry-heritage