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Background Paper 14 1997-98


Electorate Rankings: Census 1996

Table 14a Persons of Non-Christian Religion

Table 14b Ranked by Proportion of Persons of Non-Christian Religion


Table 14a Persons of Non-Christian Religion

Electoral Division

Party

Number

Electoral Division

Party

Number

Adelaide (SA)

LIB

3902

Hunter (NSW)

ALP

481

Aston (Vic)

LIB

4334

Indi (Vic)

LIB

576

Ballarat (Vic)

LIB

763

Isaacs (Vic)

ALP

2341

Banks (NSW)

ALP

5933

Jagajaga (Vic)

ALP

3069

Barker (SA)

LIB

502

Kalgoorlie (WA)

IND

3913

Barton (NSW)

ALP

9013

Kennedy (Qld)

NP

1346

Bass (Tas)

LIB

677

Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

ALP

10419

Batman (Vic)

ALP

8060

Kingston (SA)

LIB

1275

Bendigo (Vic)

LIB

730

Kooyong (Vic)

LIB

5706

Bennelong (NSW)

LIB

6274

Lalor (Vic)

ALP

5034

Berowra (NSW)

LIB

4501

La Trobe (Vic)

LIB

1244

Blair (Qld)

LIB

845

Leichhardt (Qld)

LIB

1981

Blaxland (NSW)

ALP

22904

Lilley (Qld)

LIB

1867

Bonython (SA)

ALP

3064

Lindsay (NSW)

LIB

3261

Boothby (SA)

LIB

1723

Longman (Qld)

LIB

899

Bowman (Qld)

LIB

1089

Lowe (NSW)

LIB

7064

Braddon (Tas)

LIB

307

Lyne (NSW)

NP

500

Bradfield (NSW)

LIB

6922

Lyons (Tas)

ALP

387

Brand (WA)

ALP

840

Macarthur (NSW)

LIB

2746

Brisbane (Qld)

ALP

3827

Mackellar (NSW)

LIB

1885

Bruce (Vic)

ALP

8766

Macquarie (NSW)

LIB

1764

Burke (Vic)

ALP

1825

Makin (SA)

LIB

1794

Calare (NSW)

IND

698

Mallee (Vic)

NP

982

Calwell (Vic)

ALP

15939

Maranoa (Qld)

NP

351

Canberra (ACT)

ALP

4887

Maribyrnong (Vic)

ALP

8274

Canning (WA)

LIB

2427

Mayo (SA)

LIB

1611

Capricornia (Qld)

NP

810

McEwen (Vic)

LIB

1294

Casey (Vic)

LIB

1257

McMillan (Vic)

LIB

874

Charlton (NSW)

ALP

778

McPherson (Qld)

LIB

1956

Chifley (NSW)

ALP

7462

Melbourne (Vic)

ALP

13859

Chisholm (Vic)

LIB

6037

Melbourne Ports (Vic)

ALP

19204

Cook (NSW)

LIB

1910

Menzies (Vic)

LIB

5819

Coragamite (Vic)

LIB

878

Mitchell (NSW)

LIB

3604

Corio (Vic)

ALP

1337

Moncrieff (Qld)

LIB

3724

Cowan (WA)

LIB

5634

Moore (WA)

IND

2441

Cowper (NSW)

NP

1597

Moreton (Qld)

LIB

4474

Cunningham (NSW)

ALP

3508

Murray (Vic)

LIB

1415

Curtin (WA)

IND

4392

Newcastle (NSW)

ALP

1365

Dawson (Qld)

NP

810

New England (NSW)

NP

913

Deakin (Vic)

LIB

3700

North Sydney (NSW)

LIB

6123

Denison (Tas)

ALP

1761

Northern Territory (NT)

LIB

8783

Dickson (Qld)

LIB

846

O'Connor (WA)

LIB

1161

Dobell (NSW)

ALP

804

Oxley (Qld)

ALP

3983

Dunkley (Vic)

LIB

1281

Page (NSW)

NP

1279

Eden-Monaro (NSW)

LIB

1127

Parkes (NSW)

NP

391

Fadden (Qld)

LIB

1421

Parramatta (NSW)

LIB

8179

Fairfax (Qld)

LIB

1124

Paterson (NSW)

LIB

572

Farrer (NSW)

NP

583

Pearce (WA)

LIB

1042

Fisher (Qld)

LIB

839

Perth (WA)

ALP

6164

Flinders (Vic)

LIB

544

Petrie (Qld)

LIB

1391

Forde (Qld)

LIB

1111

Port Adelaide (SA)

ALP

4305

Forrest (WA)

LIB

877

Prospect (NSW)

ALP

13001

Fowler (NSW)

ALP

29848

Rankin (Qld)

LIB

3946

Franklin (Tas)

ALP

514

Reid (NSW)

ALP

24439

Fraser (ACT)

ALP

5193

Richmond (NSW)

NP

2120

Fremantle (WA)

ALP

2227

Riverina (NSW)

NP

1246

Gellibrand (Vic)

ALP

12085

Robertson (NSW)

LIB

938

Gilmore (NSW)

LIB

722

Ryan (Qld)

LIB

4509

Gippsland (Vic)

NP

565

Scullin (Vic)

ALP

6885

Goldstein (Vic)

LIB

8332

Shortland (NSW)

ALP

553

Grayndler (NSW)

ALP

11553

Stirling (WA)

LIB

5455

Greenway (NSW)

ALP

6466

Sturt (SA)

LIB

3215

Grey (SA)

LIB

947

Swan (WA)

LIB

5340

Griffith (Qld)

LIB

2924

Sydney (NSW)

ALP

8997

Groom (Qld)

LIB

843

Tangney (WA)

LIB

6356

Gwydir (NSW)

NP

377

Throsby (NSW)

ALP

2030

Herbert (Qld)

LIB

1077

Wakefield (SA)

LIB

854

Higgins (Vic)

LIB

8788

Wannon (Vic)

LIB

416

Hindmarsh (SA)

LIB

2037

Warringah (NSW)

LIB

2648

Hinkler (Qld)

NP

576

Watson (NSW)

ALP

14153

Holt (Vic)

ALP

13239

Wentworth (NSW)

LIB

19945

Hotham (Vic)

ALP

12409

Werriwa (NSW)

ALP

7598

Hughes (NSW)

LIB

2718

Wide Bay (Qld)

NP

486

Hume (NSW)

NP

499

Wills (Vic)

ALP

8939

Table 14b Ranked by Proportion of Persons of Non-Christian Religion

Rank

Electoral Division

Party

Per Cent

 

Rank

Electoral Division

Party

Per Cent

1

Maranoa (Qld)

NP

0.3

 

75

Throsby (NSW)

ALP

1.8

2

Parkes (NSW)

NP

0.3

 

76

Hindmarsh (SA)

LIB

1.9

3

Gwydir (NSW)

NP

0.3

 

77

Fremantle (WA)

ALP

1.9

4

Braddon (Tas)

LIB

0.4

 

78

Denison (Tas)

ALP

1.9

5

Wannon (Vic)

LIB

0.4

 

79

Canning (WA)

LIB

2.0

6

Lyons (Tas)

ALP

0.4

 

80

Macarthur (NSW)

LIB

2.1

7

Wide Bay (Qld)

NP

0.4

 

81

Moore (WA)

IND

2.1

8

Hunter (NSW)

ALP

0.4

 

82

Isaacs (Vic)

ALP

2.1

9

Barker (SA)

LIB

0.4

 

83

Hughes (NSW)

LIB

2.2

10

Lyne (NSW)

NP

0.4

 

84

Kalgoorlie (WA)

IND

2.3

11

Hume (NSW)

NP

0.5

 

85

Warringah (NSW)

LIB

2.3

12

Indi (Vic)

LIB

0.5

 

86

Griffith (Qld)

LIB

2.5

13

Hinkler (Qld)

NP

0.5

 

87

Bonython (SA)

ALP

2.5

14

Flinders (Vic)

LIB

0.5

 

88

Lindsay (NSW)

LIB

2.5

15

Gippsland (Vic)

NP

0.5

 

89

Moncrieff (Qld)

LIB

2.6

16

Paterson (NSW)

LIB

0.5

 

90

Jagajaga (Vic)

ALP

2.6

17

Shortland (NSW)

ALP

0.5

 

91

Brisbane (Qld)

ALP

2.8

18

Farrer (NSW)

NP

0.5

 

92

Sturt (SA)

LIB

3.0

19

Franklin (Tas)

ALP

0.6

 

93

Rankin (Qld)

LIB

3.1

20

Dawson (Qld)

NP

0.6

 

94

Mitchell (NSW)

LIB

3.2

21

Calare (NSW)

IND

0.6

 

95

Canberra (ACT)

ALP

3.2

22

Capricornia (Qld)

NP

0.6

 

96

Cunningham (NSW)

ALP

3.2

23

Bendigo (Vic)

LIB

0.6

 

97

Oxley (Qld)

ALP

3.2

24

Gilmore (NSW)

LIB

0.7

 

98

Adelaide (SA)

LIB

3.3

25

Charlton (NSW)

ALP

0.7

 

99

Deakin (Vic)

LIB

3.4

26

Ballarat (Vic)

LIB

0.7

 

100

Curtin (WA)

IND

3.5

27

Dobell (NSW)

ALP

0.7

 

101

Fraser (ACT)

ALP

3.5

28

Wakefield (SA)

LIB

0.7

 

102

Aston (Vic)

LIB

3.6

29

Groom (Qld)

LIB

0.7

 

103

Berowra (NSW)

LIB

3.7

30

Bass (Tas)

LIB

0.7

 

104

Moreton (Qld)

LIB

3.7

31

Blair (Qld)

LIB

0.7

 

105

Ryan (Qld)

LIB

3.8

32

Dickson (Qld)

LIB

0.7

 

106

Port Adelaide (SA)

ALP

3.8

33

McMillan (Vic)

LIB

0.7

 

107

Lalor (Vic)

ALP

4.2

34

Fisher (Qld)

LIB

0.8

 

108

Swan (WA)

LIB

4.2

35

Grey (SA)

LIB

0.8

 

109

Northern Territory (NT)

LIB

4.5

36

Forrest (WA)

LIB

0.8

 

110

Stirling (WA)

LIB

4.6

37

Brand (WA)

ALP

0.8

 

111

North Sydney (NSW)

LIB

4.7

38

Longman (Qld)

LIB

0.8

 

112

Cowan (WA)

LIB

4.8

39

New England (NSW)

NP

0.8

 

113

Kooyong (Vic)

LIB

4.9

40

Herbert (Qld)

LIB

0.8

 

114

Perth (WA)

ALP

4.9

41

Coragamite (Vic)

LIB

0.8

 

115

Greenway (NSW)

ALP

5.0

42

Robertson (NSW)

LIB

0.8

 

116

Chisholm (Vic)

LIB

5.1

43

Mallee (Vic)

NP

0.9

 

117

Tangney (WA)

LIB

5.2

44

Eden-Monaro (NSW)

LIB

0.9

 

118

Bennelong (NSW)

LIB

5.2

45

Pearce (WA)

LIB

0.9

 

119

Chifley (NSW)

ALP

5.4

46

Forde (Qld)

LIB

0.9

 

120

Menzies (Vic)

LIB

5.4

47

O'Connor (WA)

LIB

0.9

 

121

Banks (NSW)

ALP

5.5

48

Kennedy (Qld)

NP

0.9

 

122

Sydney (NSW)

ALP

5.6

49

Bowman (Qld)

LIB

0.9

 

123

Werriwa (NSW)

ALP

5.6

50

Fairfax (Qld)

LIB

0.9

 

124

Scullin (Vic)

ALP

5.8

51

Kingston (SA)

LIB

1.0

 

125

Lowe (NSW)

LIB

5.8

52

Riverina (NSW)

NP

1.0

 

126

Bradfield (NSW)

LIB

6.2

53

Page (NSW)

NP

1.0

 

127

Batman (Vic)

ALP

6.4

54

McEwen (Vic)

LIB

1.1

 

128

Parramatta (NSW)

LIB

6.8

55

La Trobe (Vic)

LIB

1.1

 

129

Maribyrnong (Vic)

ALP

7.1

56

Casey (Vic)

LIB

1.1

 

130

Goldstein (Vic)

LIB

7.1

57

Dunkley (Vic)

LIB

1.1

 

131

Wills (Vic)

ALP

7.2

58

Corio (Vic)

ALP

1.1

 

132

Bruce (Vic)

ALP

7.3

59

Petrie (Qld)

LIB

1.2

 

133

Higgins (Vic)

LIB

7.4

60

Murray (Vic)

LIB

1.2

 

134

Barton (NSW)

ALP

7.7

61

Fadden (Qld)

LIB

1.2

 

135

Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

ALP

8.2

62

Leichhardt (Qld)

LIB

1.3

 

136

Grayndler (NSW)

ALP

8.5

63

Mayo (SA)

LIB

1.3

 

137

Melbourne (Vic)

ALP

9.4

64

Newcastle (NSW)

ALP

1.3

 

138

Gellibrand (Vic)

ALP

9.8

65

Cowper (NSW)

NP

1.3

 

139

Hotham (Vic)

ALP

10.1

66

Makin (SA)

LIB

1.4

 

140

Holt (Vic)

ALP

10.3

67

Macquarie (NSW)

LIB

1.5

 

141

Prospect (NSW)

ALP

10.7

68

McPherson (Qld)

LIB

1.5

 

142

Watson (NSW)

ALP

11.3

69

Burke (Vic)

ALP

1.5

 

143

Calwell (Vic)

ALP

12.3

70

Lilley (Qld)

LIB

1.6

 

144

Wentworth (NSW)

LIB

15.8

71

Boothby (SA)

LIB

1.6

 

145

Melbourne Ports (Vic)

ALP

16.1

72

Richmond (NSW)

NP

1.6

 

146

Reid (NSW)

ALP

18.0

73

Mackellar (NSW)

LIB

1.7

 

147

Blaxland (NSW)

ALP

18.5

74

Cook (NSW)

LIB

1.8

 

148

Fowler (NSW)

ALP

20.3

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