Frederickton, New South Wales

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.

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

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.  
  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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