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Background Paper 14 1997-98


Electorate Rankings: Census 1996

Table 12a Persons of Catholic Religion

Table 12b Ranked by Proportion of Persons of Catholic Religion


Table 12a Persons of Catholic Religion

Electoral Division

Party

Number

Electoral Division

Party

Number

Adelaide (SA)

LIB

27193

Hunter (NSW)

ALP

29545

Aston (Vic)

LIB

32722

Indi (Vic)

LIB

33166

Ballarat (Vic)

LIB

30969

Isaacs (Vic)

ALP

31235

Banks (NSW)

ALP

33375

Jagajaga (Vic)

ALP

36107

Barker (SA)

LIB

17371

Kalgoorlie (WA)

IND

37748

Barton (NSW)

ALP

31925

Kennedy (Qld)

NP

44660

Bass (Tas)

LIB

16513

Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

ALP

43382

Batman (Vic)

ALP

44646

Kingston (SA)

LIB

22028

Bendigo (Vic)

LIB

25753

Kooyong (Vic)

LIB

29991

Bennelong (NSW)

LIB

38034

Lalor (Vic)

ALP

46032

Berowra (NSW)

LIB

29234

La Trobe (Vic)

LIB

26195

Blair (Qld)

LIB

23303

Leichhardt (Qld)

LIB

35076

Blaxland (NSW)

ALP

39470

Lilley (Qld)

LIB

38446

Bonython (SA)

ALP

24622

Lindsay (NSW)

LIB

43047

Boothby (SA)

LIB

20361

Longman (Qld)

LIB

23062

Bowman (Qld)

LIB

27355

Lowe (NSW)

LIB

50911

Braddon (Tas)

LIB

14990

Lyne (NSW)

NP

24609

Bradfield (NSW)

LIB

23191

Lyons (Tas)

ALP

16596

Brand (WA)

ALP

21378

Macarthur (NSW)

LIB

41954

Brisbane (Qld)

ALP

38097

Mackellar (NSW)

LIB

28206

Bruce (Vic)

ALP

36942

Macquarie (NSW)

LIB

28772

Burke (Vic)

ALP

39865

Makin (SA)

LIB

27460

Calare (NSW)

IND

37271

Mallee (Vic)

NP

26340

Calwell (Vic)

ALP

55141

Maranoa (Qld)

NP

34352

Canberra (ACT)

ALP

47090

Maribyrnong (Vic)

ALP

55580

Canning (WA)

LIB

24194

Mayo (SA)

LIB

27720

Capricornia (Qld)

NP

35187

McEwen (Vic)

LIB

31387

Casey (Vic)

LIB

25712

McMillan (Vic)

LIB

29621

Charlton (NSW)

ALP

26046

McPherson (Qld)

LIB

32289

Chifley (NSW)

ALP

51938

Melbourne (Vic)

ALP

38088

Chisholm (Vic)

LIB

31284

Melbourne Ports (Vic)

ALP

23759

Cook (NSW)

LIB

30784

Menzies (Vic)

LIB

32016

Coragamite (Vic)

LIB

25513

Mitchell (NSW)

LIB

35486

Corio (Vic)

ALP

35739

Moncrieff (Qld)

LIB

33797

Cowan (WA)

LIB

33752

Moore (WA)

IND

28812

Cowper (NSW)

NP

26915

Moreton (Qld)

LIB

31813

Cunningham (NSW)

ALP

31090

Murray (Vic)

LIB

31628

Curtin (WA)

IND

30089

Newcastle (NSW)

ALP

28837

Dawson (Qld)

NP

39556

New England (NSW)

NP

27658

Deakin (Vic)

LIB

26928

North Sydney (NSW)

LIB

33005

Denison (Tas)

ALP

21693

Northern Territory (NT)

LIB

42729

Dickson (Qld)

LIB

29540

O'Connor (WA)

LIB

28020

Dobell (NSW)

ALP

30659

Oxley (Qld)

ALP

30091

Dunkley (Vic)

LIB

25449

Page (NSW)

NP

31084

Eden-Monaro (NSW)

LIB

34083

Parkes (NSW)

NP

37912

Fadden (Qld)

LIB

26599

Parramatta (NSW)

LIB

38269

Fairfax (Qld)

LIB

21088

Paterson (NSW)

LIB

28533

Farrer (NSW)

NP

30971

Pearce (WA)

LIB

26120

Fisher (Qld)

LIB

22001

Perth (WA)

ALP

36293

Flinders (Vic)

LIB

22737

Petrie (Qld)

LIB

33397

Forde (Qld)

LIB

25280

Port Adelaide (SA)

ALP

31608

Forrest (WA)

LIB

22729

Prospect (NSW)

ALP

53708

Fowler (NSW)

ALP

47315

Rankin (Qld)

LIB

30806

Franklin (Tas)

ALP

19260

Reid (NSW)

ALP

47343

Fraser (ACT)

ALP

41739

Richmond (NSW)

NP

29852

Fremantle (WA)

ALP

39113

Riverina (NSW)

NP

43504

Gellibrand (Vic)

ALP

41548

Robertson (NSW)

LIB

28756

Gilmore (NSW)

LIB

25228

Ryan (Qld)

LIB

30224

Gippsland (Vic)

NP

24698

Scullin (Vic)

ALP

46396

Goldstein (Vic)

LIB

28334

Shortland (NSW)

ALP

25428

Grayndler (NSW)

ALP

43074

Stirling (WA)

LIB

36045

Greenway (NSW)

ALP

49426

Sturt (SA)

LIB

29140

Grey (SA)

LIB

23845

Swan (WA)

LIB

32256

Griffith (Qld)

LIB

35871

Sydney (NSW)

ALP

34899

Groom (Qld)

LIB

31417

Tangney (WA)

LIB

30589

Gwydir (NSW)

NP

29229

Throsby (NSW)

ALP

36078

Herbert (Qld)

LIB

36036

Wakefield (SA)

LIB

15493

Higgins (Vic)

LIB

27089

Wannon (Vic)

LIB

30942

Hindmarsh (SA)

LIB

29124

Warringah (NSW)

LIB

29501

Hinkler (Qld)

NP

24508

Watson (NSW)

ALP

36961

Holt (Vic)

ALP

41891

Wentworth (NSW)

LIB

30481

Hotham (Vic)

ALP

35495

Werriwa (NSW)

ALP

45651

Hughes (NSW)

LIB

37924

Wide Bay (Qld)

NP

21474

Hume (NSW)

NP

35250

Wills (Vic)

ALP

54971

Table 12b Ranked by Proportion of Persons of Catholic Religion

Rank

Electoral Division

Party

Per Cent

 

Rank

Electoral Division

Party

Per Cent

1

Wakefield (SA)

LIB

12.6

 

75

Melbourne (Vic)

ALP

26.0

2

Barker (SA)

LIB

14.9

 

76

Dickson (Qld)

LIB

26.0

3

Kingston (SA)

LIB

16.9

 

77

Warringah (NSW)

LIB

26.1

4

Braddon (Tas)

LIB

17.3

 

78

Gwydir (NSW)

NP

26.3

5

Lyons (Tas)

ALP

17.4

 

79

Chisholm (Vic)

LIB

26.5

6

Fairfax (Qld)

LIB

17.8

 

80

Hindmarsh (SA)

LIB

26.6

7

Bass (Tas)

LIB

17.9

 

81

Moreton (Qld)

LIB

26.6

8

Wide Bay (Qld)

NP

18.1

 

82

Groom (Qld)

LIB

26.8

9

Boothby (SA)

LIB

19.0

 

83

Eden-Monaro (NSW)

LIB

26.9

10

Grey (SA)

LIB

19.0

 

84

Ballarat (Vic)

LIB

27.0

11

Brand (WA)

ALP

19.4

 

85

Maranoa (Qld)

NP

27.0

12

Forrest (WA)

LIB

19.7

 

86

Murray (Vic)

LIB

27.1

13

Fisher (Qld)

LIB

19.7

 

87

Sturt (SA)

LIB

27.2

14

Melbourne Ports (Vic)

ALP

19.9

 

88

Capricornia (Qld)

NP

27.2

15

Bonython (SA)

ALP

19.9

 

89

Wannon (Vic)

LIB

27.2

16

Canning (WA)

LIB

20.1

 

90

Barton (NSW)

ALP

27.2

17

Longman (Qld)

LIB

20.4

 

91

Aston (Vic)

LIB

27.2

18

Blair (Qld)

LIB

20.5

 

92

Newcastle (NSW)

ALP

27.3

19

Hinkler (Qld)

NP

20.7

 

93

Herbert (Qld)

LIB

27.6

20

Bradfield (NSW)

LIB

20.8

 

94

Port Adelaide (SA)

ALP

27.7

21

Flinders (Vic)

LIB

20.8

 

95

Indi (Vic)

LIB

27.7

22

Forde (Qld)

LIB

21.0

 

96

Brisbane (Qld)

ALP

27.8

23

Franklin (Tas)

ALP

21.0

 

97

Farrer (NSW)

NP

28.0

24

Lyne (NSW)

NP

21.5

 

98

Isaacs (Vic)

ALP

28.1

25

Northern Territory (NT)

LIB

21.7

 

99

Cunningham (NSW)

ALP

28.3

26

Makin (SA)

LIB

21.8

 

100

Fraser (ACT)

ALP

28.5

27

Sydney (NSW)

ALP

21.8

 

101

Petrie (Qld)

LIB

28.6

28

Gippsland (Vic)

NP

21.8

 

102

Perth (WA)

ALP

28.8

29

Mayo (SA)

LIB

22.0

 

103

Hotham (Vic)

ALP

29.0

30

Leichhardt (Qld)

LIB

22.2

 

104

Cowan (WA)

LIB

29.1

31

Charlton (NSW)

ALP

22.2

 

105

Dawson (Qld)

NP

29.1

32

O'Connor (WA)

LIB

22.3

 

106

Cook (NSW)

LIB

29.1

33

Kalgoorlie (WA)

IND

22.4

 

107

Watson (NSW)

ALP

29.5

34

Dunkley (Vic)

LIB

22.5

 

108

Menzies (Vic)

LIB

29.6

35

Cowper (NSW)

NP

22.6

 

109

Griffith (Qld)

LIB

30.2

36

Bendigo (Vic)

LIB

22.6

 

110

Stirling (WA)

LIB

30.3

37

Casey (Vic)

LIB

22.6

 

111

Jagajaga (Vic)

ALP

30.4

38

Pearce (WA)

LIB

22.6

 

112

Corio (Vic)

ALP

30.4

39

Higgins (Vic)

LIB

22.7

 

113

Hughes (NSW)

LIB

30.6

40

Adelaide (SA)

LIB

22.9

 

114

Bruce (Vic)

ALP

30.6

41

Fadden (Qld)

LIB

22.9

 

115

Canberra (ACT)

ALP

30.7

42

Mallee (Vic)

NP

23.1

 

116

Kennedy (Qld)

NP

30.8

43

Richmond (NSW)

NP

23.1

 

117

Banks (NSW)

ALP

30.9

44

La Trobe (Vic)

LIB

23.1

 

118

Mitchell (NSW)

LIB

31.1

45

Gilmore (NSW)

LIB

23.2

 

119

Bennelong (NSW)

LIB

31.3

46

Moncrieff (Qld)

LIB

23.4

 

120

Macarthur (NSW)

LIB

31.6

47

Denison (Tas)

ALP

23.4

 

121

Parramatta (NSW)

LIB

31.6

48

Bowman (Qld)

LIB

23.7

 

122

Parkes (NSW)

NP

31.7

49

Rankin (Qld)

LIB

23.9

 

123

Grayndler (NSW)

ALP

31.8

50

Macquarie (NSW)

LIB

23.9

 

124

Blaxland (NSW)

ALP

31.9

51

Berowra (NSW)

LIB

24.0

 

125

Lilley (Qld)

LIB

31.9

52

Wentworth (NSW)

LIB

24.1

 

126

Fowler (NSW)

ALP

32.2

53

Goldstein (Vic)

LIB

24.2

 

127

Throsby (NSW)

ALP

32.3

54

Shortland (NSW)

ALP

24.2

 

128

Calare (NSW)

IND

32.4

55

Oxley (Qld)

ALP

24.2

 

129

Holt (Vic)

ALP

32.6

56

McPherson (Qld)

LIB

24.3

 

130

Hume (NSW)

NP

33.1

57

Curtin (WA)

IND

24.3

 

131

Lindsay (NSW)

LIB

33.2

58

Coragamite (Vic)

LIB

24.4

 

132

Fremantle (WA)

ALP

33.3

59

Deakin (Vic)

LIB

24.4

 

133

Burke (Vic)

ALP

33.6

60

Mackellar (NSW)

LIB

24.7

 

134

Gellibrand (Vic)

ALP

33.8

61

Moore (WA)

IND

24.8

 

135

Werriwa (NSW)

ALP

33.9

62

Tangney (WA)

LIB

24.8

 

136

Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

ALP

34.3

63

New England (NSW)

NP

24.9

 

137

Reid (NSW)

ALP

34.9

64

Ryan (Qld)

LIB

25.2

 

138

Batman (Vic)

ALP

35.7

65

Paterson (NSW)

LIB

25.2

 

139

Riverina (NSW)

NP

35.8

66

Page (NSW)

NP

25.3

 

140

Chifley (NSW)

ALP

37.5

67

Hunter (NSW)

ALP

25.3

 

141

Greenway (NSW)

ALP

38.0

68

McMillan (Vic)

LIB

25.4

 

142

Lalor (Vic)

ALP

38.2

69

North Sydney (NSW)

LIB

25.5

 

143

Scullin (Vic)

ALP

38.9

70

Kooyong (Vic)

LIB

25.5

 

144

Lowe (NSW)

LIB

41.7

71

Swan (WA)

LIB

25.6

 

145

Calwell (Vic)

ALP

42.6

72

McEwen (Vic)

LIB

25.7

 

146

Prospect (NSW)

ALP

44.0

73

Dobell (NSW)

ALP

25.9

 

147

Wills (Vic)

ALP

44.1

74

Robertson (NSW)

LIB

25.9

 

148

Maribyrnong (Vic)

ALP

47.4

 

 

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