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Frederickton, New South Wales

Coordinates: 31°02′S 152°52′E / 31.033°S 152.867°E / -31.033; 152.867
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Frederickton
New South Wales
Frederickton is located in New South Wales
Frederickton
Frederickton
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates31°02′S 152°52′E / 31.033°S 152.867°E / -31.033; 152.867
Population1,195 (2021 census)[1]
Established1911
Postcode(s)2440
Location436 km (271 mi) from Sydney
LGA(s)Kempsey Shire
CountyDudley
ParishYarrabandini

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

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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

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  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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