16.9% ▲ +60.9%
Lower than 69% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Franklin (Pembroke) · State Electorate
Ancestry & Birthplace in Franklin (Pembroke)
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common background in Franklin (Pembroke), where 45.3% of people claim these roots. This local identity is reinforced by a population that is predominantly Australian-born, though the proportion of overseas residents has grown recently.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, making up 45.3% and 39.3% of the area. Irish (11.8%) and Scottish (10.5%) roots also feature prominently in the community.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 16.9% of people here were born overseas, which is lower than most areas and far below the national figure of 27.7%. This figure has risen by 6.4 percentage points since 2011, and while most residents were born in Australia (79.3%), other common birthplaces include England, China 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 (Pembroke) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED60411/franklin/topic/ancestry-heritage