Frederickton, New South Wales

Town in New South Wales, Australia
31°02′S 152°52′E / 31.033°S 152.867°E / -31.033; 152.867Population1,195 (2021 census)[1]Established1911Postcode(s)2440Location436 km (271 mi) from SydneyLGA(s)Kempsey ShireCountyDudleyParishYarrabandini

Frederickton is a town on the Macleay River, New South Wales. Located about 6 km NE by N of Kempsey and about 7 km W by S of Smithtown. It is roughly 436 kilometres north of Sydney. The Macleay Valley Bridge, the longest bridge on the Pacific Highway commences just to the East of town.

History

Frederickton was named after Frederick William Chapman. In a manuscript he wrote about his life on the Macleay River called Early Days on the Macleay 1836-1908 "I decided to subdivide a small portion of my property into township lots and call it Frederickton…they sold very well and a nice little village had soon formed."

He had surveyed the 170 acres for sub division. The locality had been the site of a ship building, this town was based around ship building, timber getting and pastoral pursuits.[2]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1966526—    
1971552+4.9%
1976611+10.7%
1981616+0.8%
1986726+17.9%
1991826+13.8%
1996881+6.7%
2001899+2.0%
2006986+9.7%
20111,074+8.9%
20161,136+5.8%
20211,195+5.2%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Frederickton". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 March 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Kempsey Shire heritage - Frederickton".
  3. ^ "Statistics by Catalogue Number". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Search Census data". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 23 January 2024.

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