Table 12 House of Representatives: Socio-Economic Status Summary (a)

Low

   

Enrolled 3 394 752

 

Seats Won

Votes

Percent

Swing

Liberal Party

13

 810 902

26.6

2.0

National Party

11

 597 379

19.6

2.6

Australian Labor Party

13

1 108 495

36.4

-0.5

Australian Greens

 

 161 398

5.3

1.7

Australian Democrats

 

 30 058

1.0

-3.1

One Nation

 

 63 821

2.1

-5.1

Others

2

 272 553

9.0

2.4

         

Formal

 

3 044 606

94.6

-0.2

Informal

 

 173 196

5.4

0.2

Total/Turnout

39

3 217 802

94.8

 
         
         

Lower Middle

   

Enrolled 3 109 983

 

Seats Won

Votes

Percent

Swing

Liberal Party (b)

17

1 196 673

43.0

6.6

National Party

1

 87 529

3.1

-1.5

Australian Labor Party

17

1 101 347

39.6

-0.8

Australian Greens

 

 161 322

5.8

1.5

Australian Democrats

 

 28 918

1.0

-3.4

One Nation

 

 39 780

1.4

-2.9

Others

1

 164 943

5.9

0.7

         

Formal

 

2 780 512

94.7

-0.2

Informal

 

 154 316

5.3

0.2

Total/Turnout

36

2 934 828

94.4

 
         
         

Upper Middle

   

Enrolled 3 313 739

 

Seats Won

Votes

Percent

Swing

Liberal Party

22

1 363 973

46.2

4.2

National Party

 

 3 125

0.1

-0.1

Australian Labour Party

16

1 147 706

38.9

-1.1

Australian Greens

 

 222 647

7.5

2.4

Australian Democrats

 

 37 502

1.3

-4.5

One Nation

 

 24 891

0.8

-3.0

Others

 

 151 808

5.1

2.0

         

Formal

 

2 951 652

94.5

-0.5

Informal

 

 170 709

5.5

0.5

Total/Turnout

38

3 122 361

94.2

 
         
         

High

   

Enrolled 3 279 987

 

Seats Won

Votes

Percent

Swing

Liberal Party (b)

23

1 409 765

48.0

1.3

National Party

 

 2 242

0.1

-0.2

Australian Labor Party

14

1 051 569

35.8

1.5

Australian Greens

 

 296 367

10.1

3.4

Australian Democrats

 

 48 354

1.6

-5.6

One Nation

 

 11 464

0.4

-1.5

Others

 

 118 601

4.0

1.1

         

Formal

 

2 938 362

95.4

-0.5

Informal

 

 141 630

4.6

0.5

Total/Turnout

37

3 079 992

93.9

 

(a)  For an explanation of the Socio-Economic Status Classification see: Gerard Newman and Andrew Kopras, ‘Socio-economic indexes for electoral divisions: 2001 Census (2003 boundaries)’, Current Issues Brief, no. 1, Department of Parliamentary Services, Canberra, 2004–05.

(b)  Includes CLP in the Northern Territory.