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Background Paper 14 1997-98


Electorate Rankings: Census 1996

Table 16a Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders

Table 16b Ranked by Proportion of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders


Table 16a Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders

Electoral Division

Party

Number

Electoral Division

Party

Number

Adelaide (SA)

LIB

1215

Hunter (NSW)

ALP

2464

Aston (Vic)

LIB

232

Indi (Vic)

LIB

645

Ballarat (Vic)

LIB

830

Isaacs (Vic)

ALP

316

Banks (NSW)

ALP

740

Jagajaga (Vic)

ALP

368

Barker (SA)

LIB

1765

Kalgoorlie (WA)

IND

24637

Barton (NSW)

ALP

438

Kennedy (Qld)

NP

13674

Bass (Tas)

LIB

2072

Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

ALP

1746

Batman (Vic)

ALP

1150

Kingston (SA)

LIB

890

Bendigo (Vic)

LIB

784

Kooyong (Vic)

LIB

136

Bennelong (NSW)

LIB

308

Lalor (Vic)

ALP

568

Berowra (NSW)

LIB

332

La Trobe (Vic)

LIB

351

Blair (Qld)

LIB

1779

Leichhardt (Qld)

LIB

21510

Blaxland (NSW)

ALP

743

Lilley (Qld)

LIB

1855

Bonython (SA)

ALP

2029

Lindsay (NSW)

LIB

2009

Boothby (SA)

LIB

489

Longman (Qld)

LIB

1651

Bowman (Qld)

LIB

1650

Lowe (NSW)

LIB

499

Braddon (Tas)

LIB

3685

Lyne (NSW)

NP

2500

Bradfield (NSW)

LIB

124

Lyons (Tas)

ALP

2534

Brand (WA)

ALP

2032

Macarthur (NSW)

LIB

1783

Brisbane (Qld)

ALP

1817

Mackellar (NSW)

LIB

383

Bruce (Vic)

ALP

389

Macquarie (NSW)

LIB

1457

Burke (Vic)

ALP

433

Makin (SA)

LIB

1061

Calare (NSW)

IND

2860

Mallee (Vic)

NP

1845

Calwell (Vic)

ALP

613

Maranoa (Qld)

NP

5638

Canberra (ACT)

ALP

1540

Maribyrnong (Vic)

ALP

281

Canning (WA)

LIB

2603

Mayo (SA)

LIB

519

Capricornia (Qld)

NP

4478

McEwen (Vic)

LIB

860

Casey (Vic)

LIB

386

McMillan (Vic)

LIB

900

Charlton (NSW)

ALP

2092

McPherson (Qld)

LIB

852

Chifley (NSW)

ALP

4279

Melbourne (Vic)

ALP

582

Chisholm (Vic)

LIB

260

Melbourne Ports (Vic)

ALP

308

Cook (NSW)

LIB

557

Menzies (Vic)

LIB

116

Coragamite (Vic)

LIB

431

Mitchell (NSW)

LIB

313

Corio (Vic)

ALP

683

Moncrieff (Qld)

LIB

1106

Cowan (WA)

LIB

1426

Moore (WA)

IND

650

Cowper (NSW)

NP

4330

Moreton (Qld)

LIB

1061

Cunningham (NSW)

ALP

1020

Murray (Vic)

LIB

1939

Curtin (WA)

IND

615

Newcastle (NSW)

ALP

1444

Dawson (Qld)

NP

4480

New England (NSW)

NP

4593

Deakin (Vic)

LIB

268

North Sydney (NSW)

LIB

219

Denison (Tas)

ALP

1902

Northern Territory (NT)

LIB

46286

Dickson (Qld)

LIB

1118

O'Connor (WA)

LIB

5255

Dobell (NSW)

ALP

1657

Oxley (Qld)

ALP

4246

Dunkley (Vic)

LIB

396

Page (NSW)

NP

4093

Eden-Monaro (NSW)

LIB

2570

Parkes (NSW)

NP

10159

Fadden (Qld)

LIB

758

Parramatta (NSW)

LIB

837

Fairfax (Qld)

LIB

1269

Paterson (NSW)

LIB

2151

Farrer (NSW)

NP

2540

Pearce (WA)

LIB

1872

Fisher (Qld)

LIB

995

Perth (WA)

ALP

2513

Flinders (Vic)

LIB

443

Petrie (Qld)

LIB

1581

Forde (Qld)

LIB

1714

Port Adelaide (SA)

ALP

1672

Forrest (WA)

LIB

2158

Prospect (NSW)

ALP

775

Fowler (NSW)

ALP

1882

Rankin (Qld)

LIB

2881

Franklin (Tas)

ALP

3670

Reid (NSW)

ALP

1155

Fraser (ACT)

ALP

1515

Richmond (NSW)

NP

2549

Fremantle (WA)

ALP

1643

Riverina (NSW)

NP

3741

Gellibrand (Vic)

ALP

486

Robertson (NSW)

LIB

1288

Gilmore (NSW)

LIB

2799

Ryan (Qld)

LIB

421

Gippsland (Vic)

NP

1440

Scullin (Vic)

ALP

504

Goldstein (Vic)

LIB

198

Shortland (NSW)

ALP

1466

Grayndler (NSW)

ALP

1561

Stirling (WA)

LIB

1908

Greenway (NSW)

ALP

1691

Sturt (SA)

LIB

789

Grey (SA)

LIB

7796

Swan (WA)

LIB

2526

Griffith (Qld)

LIB

1415

Sydney (NSW)

ALP

2327

Groom (Qld)

LIB

2759

Tangney (WA)

LIB

919

Gwydir (NSW)

NP

9927

Throsby (NSW)

ALP

1978

Herbert (Qld)

LIB

7785

Wakefield (SA)

LIB

1468

Higgins (Vic)

LIB

174

Wannon (Vic)

LIB

763

Hindmarsh (SA)

LIB

741

Warringah (NSW)

LIB

319

Hinkler (Qld)

NP

2905

Watson (NSW)

ALP

607

Holt (Vic)

ALP

607

Wentworth (NSW)

LIB

445

Hotham (Vic)

ALP

248

Werriwa (NSW)

ALP

3032

Hughes (NSW)

LIB

754

Wide Bay (Qld)

NP

3877

Hume (NSW)

NP

1920

Wills (Vic)

ALP

531

Table 16b Ranked by Proportion of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders

Rank

Electoral Division

Party

Per Cent

 

Rank

Electoral Division

Party

Per Cent

1

Menzies (Vic)

LIB

0.1

 

75

Robertson (NSW)

LIB

1.2

2

Bradfield (NSW)

LIB

0.1

 

76

Griffith (Qld)

LIB

1.2

3

Kooyong (Vic)

LIB

0.1

 

77

Wakefield (SA)

LIB

1.2

4

Higgins (Vic)

LIB

0.1

 

78

Macquarie (NSW)

LIB

1.2

5

Goldstein (Vic)

LIB

0.2

 

79

Cowan (WA)

LIB

1.2

6

North Sydney (NSW)

LIB

0.2

 

80

Gippsland (Vic)

NP

1.3

7

Aston (Vic)

LIB

0.2

 

81

Fowler (NSW)

ALP

1.3

8

Hotham (Vic)

ALP

0.2

 

82

Greenway (NSW)

ALP

1.3

9

Chisholm (Vic)

LIB

0.2

 

83

Brisbane (Qld)

ALP

1.3

10

Maribyrnong (Vic)

ALP

0.2

 

84

Macarthur (NSW)

LIB

1.3

11

Deakin (Vic)

LIB

0.2

 

85

Petrie (Qld)

LIB

1.4

12

Bennelong (NSW)

LIB

0.3

 

86

Newcastle (NSW)

ALP

1.4

13

Melbourne Ports (Vic)

ALP

0.3

 

87

Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

ALP

1.4

14

Berowra (NSW)

LIB

0.3

 

88

Shortland (NSW)

ALP

1.4

15

Mitchell (NSW)

LIB

0.3

 

89

Fremantle (WA)

ALP

1.4

16

Warringah (NSW)

LIB

0.3

 

90

Dobell (NSW)

ALP

1.4

17

Isaacs (Vic)

ALP

0.3

 

91

Forde (Qld)

LIB

1.4

18

Jagajaga (Vic)

ALP

0.3

 

92

Bowman (Qld)

LIB

1.4

19

La Trobe (Vic)

LIB

0.3

 

93

Sydney (NSW)

ALP

1.5

20

Bruce (Vic)

ALP

0.3

 

94

Longman (Qld)

LIB

1.5

21

Mackellar (NSW)

LIB

0.3

 

95

Port Adelaide (SA)

ALP

1.5

22

Casey (Vic)

LIB

0.3

 

96

Barker (SA)

LIB

1.5

23

Ryan (Qld)

LIB

0.4

 

97

Lilley (Qld)

LIB

1.5

24

Dunkley (Vic)

LIB

0.4

 

98

Lindsay (NSW)

LIB

1.5

25

Wentworth (NSW)

LIB

0.4

 

99

Blair (Qld)

LIB

1.6

26

Burke (Vic)

ALP

0.4

 

100

Stirling (WA)

LIB

1.6

27

Barton (NSW)

ALP

0.4

 

101

Mallee (Vic)

NP

1.6

28

Gellibrand (Vic)

ALP

0.4

 

102

Pearce (WA)

LIB

1.6

29

Melbourne (Vic)

ALP

0.4

 

103

Bonython (SA)

ALP

1.6

30

Flinders (Vic)

LIB

0.4

 

104

Murray (Vic)

LIB

1.7

31

Lowe (NSW)

LIB

0.4

 

105

Throsby (NSW)

ALP

1.8

32

Mayo (SA)

LIB

0.4

 

106

Charlton (NSW)

ALP

1.8

33

Coragamite (Vic)

LIB

0.4

 

107

Hume (NSW)

NP

1.8

34

Scullin (Vic)

ALP

0.4

 

108

Brand (WA)

ALP

1.8

35

Wills (Vic)

ALP

0.4

 

109

Forrest (WA)

LIB

1.9

36

Boothby (SA)

LIB

0.5

 

110

Paterson (NSW)

LIB

1.9

37

Lalor (Vic)

ALP

0.5

 

111

Richmond (NSW)

NP

2.0

38

Holt (Vic)

ALP

0.5

 

112

Perth (WA)

ALP

2.0

39

Calwell (Vic)

ALP

0.5

 

113

Swan (WA)

LIB

2.0

40

Watson (NSW)

ALP

0.5

 

114

Eden-Monaro (NSW)

LIB

2.0

41

Curtin (WA)

IND

0.5

 

115

Denison (Tas)

ALP

2.0

42

Cook (NSW)

LIB

0.5

 

116

Hunter (NSW)

ALP

2.1

43

Indi (Vic)

LIB

0.5

 

117

Canning (WA)

LIB

2.2

44

Moore (WA)

IND

0.6

 

118

Lyne (NSW)

NP

2.2

45

Corio (Vic)

ALP

0.6

 

119

Rankin (Qld)

LIB

2.2

46

Blaxland (NSW)

ALP

0.6

 

120

Bass (Tas)

LIB

2.2

47

Hughes (NSW)

LIB

0.6

 

121

Werriwa (NSW)

ALP

2.3

48

Prospect (NSW)

ALP

0.6

 

122

Farrer (NSW)

NP

2.3

49

McPherson (Qld)

LIB

0.6

 

123

Groom (Qld)

LIB

2.4

50

Fadden (Qld)

LIB

0.7

 

124

Hinkler (Qld)

NP

2.5

51

Wannon (Vic)

LIB

0.7

 

125

Calare (NSW)

IND

2.5

52

Hindmarsh (SA)

LIB

0.7

 

126

Gilmore (NSW)

LIB

2.6

53

Kingston (SA)

LIB

0.7

 

127

Lyons (Tas)

ALP

2.7

54

Banks (NSW)

ALP

0.7

 

128

Riverina (NSW)

NP

3.1

55

Bendigo (Vic)

LIB

0.7

 

129

Chifley (NSW)

ALP

3.1

56

Parramatta (NSW)

LIB

0.7

 

130

Wide Bay (Qld)

NP

3.3

57

McEwen (Vic)

LIB

0.7

 

131

Dawson (Qld)

NP

3.3

58

Ballarat (Vic)

LIB

0.7

 

132

Page (NSW)

NP

3.3

59

Sturt (SA)

LIB

0.7

 

133

Oxley (Qld)

ALP

3.4

60

Tangney (WA)

LIB

0.7

 

134

Capricornia (Qld)

NP

3.5

61

Moncrieff (Qld)

LIB

0.8

 

135

Cowper (NSW)

NP

3.6

62

McMillan (Vic)

LIB

0.8

 

136

Franklin (Tas)

ALP

4.0

63

Makin (SA)

LIB

0.8

 

137

New England (NSW)

NP

4.1

64

Reid (NSW)

ALP

0.9

 

138

O'Connor (WA)

LIB

4.2

65

Moreton (Qld)

LIB

0.9

 

139

Braddon (Tas)

LIB

4.2

66

Fisher (Qld)

LIB

0.9

 

140

Maranoa (Qld)

NP

4.4

67

Batman (Vic)

ALP

0.9

 

141

Herbert (Qld)

LIB

6.0

68

Cunningham (NSW)

ALP

0.9

 

142

Grey (SA)

LIB

6.2

69

Dickson (Qld)

LIB

1.0

 

143

Parkes (NSW)

NP

8.5

70

Canberra (ACT)

ALP

1.0

 

144

Gwydir (NSW)

NP

8.9

71

Adelaide (SA)

LIB

1.0

 

145

Kennedy (Qld)

NP

9.4

72

Fraser (ACT)

ALP

1.0

 

146

Leichhardt (Qld)

LIB

13.6

73

Fairfax (Qld)

LIB

1.1

 

147

Kalgoorlie (WA)

IND

14.6

74

Grayndler (NSW)

ALP

1.2

 

148

Northern Territory (NT)

LIB

23.5

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