8.1% ▲ +25.8%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Frederickton · Urban Centre
Ancestry & Birthplace in Frederickton
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English ancestry is the most common heritage in Frederickton, where nearly half the population identifies as English. Most residents were born in Australia, and the area has a very low proportion of overseas-born inhabitants compared to the rest of the country.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English and Australian ancestries are the most frequent, at 45.1% and 44.1% respectively. Irish and Scottish roots are also common, making up a combined 20.4% of the population.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 8.1% of people here were born overseas, which is far below the national figure of 27.7%. While this is lower than most areas, the proportion of overseas-born residents rose 1.7 points since 2011.
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 Frederickton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115061/frederickton/topic/ancestry-heritage