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Background Paper 14 1997-98


Electorate Rankings: Census 1996

Table 21a Persons Born in South East Asia

Table 21b Ranked by Proportion of Persons Born in South East Asia


Table 21a Persons Born in South East Asia

Electoral Division

Party

Number

Electoral Division

Party

Number

Adelaide (SA)

LIB

3857

Hunter (NSW)

ALP

455

Aston (Vic)

LIB

5196

Indi (Vic)

LIB

443

Ballarat (Vic)

LIB

392

Isaacs (Vic)

ALP

1326

Banks (NSW)

ALP

3098

Jagajaga (Vic)

ALP

1870

Barker (SA)

LIB

362

Kalgoorlie (WA)

IND

1761

Barton (NSW)

ALP

3401

Kennedy (Qld)

NP

1260

Bass (Tas)

LIB

529

Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

ALP

8429

Batman (Vic)

ALP

3734

Kingston (SA)

LIB

910

Bendigo (Vic)

LIB

434

Kooyong (Vic)

LIB

4008

Bennelong (NSW)

LIB

4224

Lalor (Vic)

ALP

5263

Berowra (NSW)

LIB

3043

La Trobe (Vic)

LIB

908

Blair (Qld)

LIB

820

Leichhardt (Qld)

LIB

1839

Blaxland (NSW)

ALP

11786

Lilley (Qld)

LIB

1738

Bonython (SA)

ALP

4226

Lindsay (NSW)

LIB

2394

Boothby (SA)

LIB

1572

Longman (Qld)

LIB

838

Bowman (Qld)

LIB

1028

Lowe (NSW)

LIB

3957

Braddon (Tas)

LIB

249

Lyne (NSW)

NP

391

Bradfield (NSW)

LIB

2270

Lyons (Tas)

ALP

253

Brand (WA)

ALP

1077

Macarthur (NSW)

LIB

1887

Brisbane (Qld)

ALP

3086

Mackellar (NSW)

LIB

1536

Bruce (Vic)

ALP

8219

Macquarie (NSW)

LIB

886

Burke (Vic)

ALP

1668

Makin (SA)

LIB

2051

Calare (NSW)

IND

572

Mallee (Vic)

NP

295

Calwell (Vic)

ALP

5348

Maranoa (Qld)

NP

445

Canberra (ACT)

ALP

3762

Maribyrnong (Vic)

ALP

9080

Canning (WA)

LIB

2517

Mayo (SA)

LIB

1213

Capricornia (Qld)

NP

804

McEwen (Vic)

LIB

599

Casey (Vic)

LIB

943

McMillan (Vic)

LIB

791

Charlton (NSW)

ALP

649

McPherson (Qld)

LIB

1469

Chifley (NSW)

ALP

8982

Melbourne (Vic)

ALP

14963

Chisholm (Vic)

LIB

5611

Melbourne Ports (Vic)

ALP

2820

Cook (NSW)

LIB

1492

Menzies (Vic)

LIB

3787

Coragamite (Vic)

LIB

744

Mitchell (NSW)

LIB

2894

Corio (Vic)

ALP

1138

Moncrieff (Qld)

LIB

1863

Cowan (WA)

LIB

6766

Moore (WA)

IND

2805

Cowper (NSW)

NP

459

Moreton (Qld)

LIB

3277

Cunningham (NSW)

ALP

1998

Murray (Vic)

LIB

315

Curtin (WA)

IND

5644

Newcastle (NSW)

ALP

1173

Dawson (Qld)

NP

771

New England (NSW)

NP

565

Deakin (Vic)

LIB

4037

North Sydney (NSW)

LIB

3422

Denison (Tas)

ALP

1240

Northern Territory (NT)

LIB

6397

Dickson (Qld)

LIB

857

O'Connor (WA)

LIB

825

Dobell (NSW)

ALP

648

Oxley (Qld)

ALP

5767

Dunkley (Vic)

LIB

999

Page (NSW)

NP

471

Eden-Monaro (NSW)

LIB

713

Parkes (NSW)

NP

259

Fadden (Qld)

LIB

1170

Parramatta (NSW)

LIB

3723

Fairfax (Qld)

LIB

606

Paterson (NSW)

LIB

662

Farrer (NSW)

NP

450

Pearce (WA)

LIB

1410

Fisher (Qld)

LIB

621

Perth (WA)

ALP

7026

Flinders (Vic)

LIB

377

Petrie (Qld)

LIB

1356

Forde (Qld)

LIB

965

Port Adelaide (SA)

ALP

5810

Forrest (WA)

LIB

737

Prospect (NSW)

ALP

13745

Fowler (NSW)

ALP

32601

Rankin (Qld)

LIB

3578

Franklin (Tas)

ALP

317

Reid (NSW)

ALP

10199

Fraser (ACT)

ALP

4393

Richmond (NSW)

NP

565

Fremantle (WA)

ALP

2467

Riverina (NSW)

NP

691

Gellibrand (Vic)

ALP

14239

Robertson (NSW)

LIB

759

Gilmore (NSW)

LIB

479

Ryan (Qld)

LIB

4631

Gippsland (Vic)

NP

469

Scullin (Vic)

ALP

3953

Goldstein (Vic)

LIB

1442

Shortland (NSW)

ALP

440

Grayndler (NSW)

ALP

9873

Stirling (WA)

LIB

5444

Greenway (NSW)

ALP

6394

Sturt (SA)

LIB

2383

Grey (SA)

LIB

441

Swan (WA)

LIB

7574

Griffith (Qld)

LIB

2423

Sydney (NSW)

ALP

6075

Groom (Qld)

LIB

914

Tangney (WA)

LIB

11191

Gwydir (NSW)

NP

274

Throsby (NSW)

ALP

1035

Herbert (Qld)

LIB

1325

Wakefield (SA)

LIB

413

Higgins (Vic)

LIB

4300

Wannon (Vic)

LIB

318

Hindmarsh (SA)

LIB

2025

Warringah (NSW)

LIB

1525

Hinkler (Qld)

NP

701

Watson (NSW)

ALP

7563

Holt (Vic)

ALP

9442

Wentworth (NSW)

LIB

2980

Hotham (Vic)

ALP

11445

Werriwa (NSW)

ALP

4764

Hughes (NSW)

LIB

1735

Wide Bay (Qld)

NP

641

Hume (NSW)

NP

339

Wills (Vic)

ALP

2292

Table 21b Ranked by Proportion of Persons Born in South East Asia

Rank

Electoral Division

Party

Per Cent

Rank

Electoral Division

Party

Per Cent

1

Parkes (NSW)

NP

0.2

75

Mackellar (NSW)

LIB

1.3

2

Gwydir (NSW)

NP

0.2

76

Warringah (NSW)

LIB

1.3

3

Mallee (Vic)

NP

0.3

77

Hughes (NSW)

LIB

1.4

4

Lyons (Tas)

ALP

0.3

78

Burke (Vic)

ALP

1.4

5

Murray (Vic)

LIB

0.3

79

Cook (NSW)

LIB

1.4

6

Wannon (Vic)

LIB

0.3

80

Macarthur (NSW)

LIB

1.4

7

Braddon (Tas)

LIB

0.3

81

Lilley (Qld)

LIB

1.4

8

Barker (SA)

LIB

0.3

82

Boothby (SA)

LIB

1.5

9

Hume (NSW)

NP

0.3

83

Jagajaga (Vic)

ALP

1.6

10

Wakefield (SA)

LIB

0.3

84

Makin (SA)

LIB

1.6

11

Lyne (NSW)

NP

0.3

85

Cunningham (NSW)

ALP

1.8

12

Ballarat (Vic)

LIB

0.3

86

Wills (Vic)

ALP

1.8

13

Flinders (Vic)

LIB

0.3

87

Lindsay (NSW)

LIB

1.8

14

Franklin (Tas)

ALP

0.3

88

Hindmarsh (SA)

LIB

1.8

15

Maranoa (Qld)

NP

0.4

89

Bradfield (NSW)

LIB

2.0

16

Grey (SA)

LIB

0.4

90

Griffith (Qld)

LIB

2.0

17

Indi (Vic)

LIB

0.4

91

Canning (WA)

LIB

2.1

18

Bendigo (Vic)

LIB

0.4

92

Fremantle (WA)

ALP

2.1

19

Page (NSW)

NP

0.4

93

Sturt (SA)

LIB

2.2

20

Cowper (NSW)

NP

0.4

94

Brisbane (Qld)

ALP

2.3

21

Hunter (NSW)

ALP

0.4

95

Wentworth (NSW)

LIB

2.4

22

Farrer (NSW)

NP

0.4

96

Melbourne Ports (Vic)

ALP

2.4

23

Gippsland (Vic)

NP

0.4

97

Moore (WA)

IND

2.4

24

Shortland (NSW)

ALP

0.4

98

Canberra (ACT)

ALP

2.5

25

Richmond (NSW)

NP

0.4

99

Berowra (NSW)

LIB

2.5

26

Gilmore (NSW)

LIB

0.4

100

Mitchell (NSW)

LIB

2.5

27

McEwen (Vic)

LIB

0.5

101

North Sydney (NSW)

LIB

2.6

28

Calare (NSW)

IND

0.5

102

Moreton (Qld)

LIB

2.7

29

New England (NSW)

NP

0.5

103

Rankin (Qld)

LIB

2.8

30

Fairfax (Qld)

LIB

0.5

104

Banks (NSW)

ALP

2.9

31

Wide Bay (Qld)

NP

0.5

105

Barton (NSW)

ALP

2.9

32

Dobell (NSW)

ALP

0.5

106

Batman (Vic)

ALP

3.0

33

Charlton (NSW)

ALP

0.6

107

Fraser (ACT)

ALP

3.0

34

Fisher (Qld)

LIB

0.6

108

Parramatta (NSW)

LIB

3.1

35

Eden-Monaro (NSW)

LIB

0.6

109

Northern Territory (NT)

LIB

3.2

36

Dawson (Qld)

NP

0.6

110

Lowe (NSW)

LIB

3.2

37

Riverina (NSW)

NP

0.6

111

Adelaide (SA)

LIB

3.2

38

Bass (Tas)

LIB

0.6

112

Scullin (Vic)

ALP

3.3

39

Paterson (NSW)

LIB

0.6

113

Kooyong (Vic)

LIB

3.4

40

Hinkler (Qld)

NP

0.6

114

Bonython (SA)

ALP

3.4

41

Capricornia (Qld)

NP

0.6

115

Bennelong (NSW)

LIB

3.5

42

Forrest (WA)

LIB

0.6

116

Menzies (Vic)

LIB

3.5

43

O'Connor (WA)

LIB

0.7

117

Werriwa (NSW)

ALP

3.5

44

McMillan (Vic)

LIB

0.7

118

Higgins (Vic)

LIB

3.6

45

Robertson (NSW)

LIB

0.7

119

Deakin (Vic)

LIB

3.7

46

Kingston (SA)

LIB

0.7

120

Sydney (NSW)

ALP

3.8

47

Coragamite (Vic)

LIB

0.7

121

Ryan (Qld)

LIB

3.9

48

Blair (Qld)

LIB

0.7

122

Calwell (Vic)

ALP

4.1

49

Macquarie (NSW)

LIB

0.7

123

Aston (Vic)

LIB

4.3

50

Longman (Qld)

LIB

0.7

124

Lalor (Vic)

ALP

4.4

51

Dickson (Qld)

LIB

0.8

125

Curtin (WA)

IND

4.6

52

Groom (Qld)

LIB

0.8

126

Stirling (WA)

LIB

4.6

53

Forde (Qld)

LIB

0.8

127

Oxley (Qld)

ALP

4.6

54

La Trobe (Vic)

LIB

0.8

128

Chisholm (Vic)

LIB

4.7

55

Casey (Vic)

LIB

0.8

129

Greenway (NSW)

ALP

4.9

56

Kennedy (Qld)

NP

0.9

130

Port Adelaide (SA)

ALP

5.1

57

Dunkley (Vic)

LIB

0.9

131

Perth (WA)

ALP

5.6

58

Bowman (Qld)

LIB

0.9

132

Cowan (WA)

LIB

5.8

59

Throsby (NSW)

ALP

0.9

133

Swan (WA)

LIB

6.0

60

Mayo (SA)

LIB

1.0

134

Watson (NSW)

ALP

6.0

61

Corio (Vic)

ALP

1.0

135

Chifley (NSW)

ALP

6.5

62

Brand (WA)

ALP

1.0

136

Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

ALP

6.7

63

Fadden (Qld)

LIB

1.0

137

Bruce (Vic)

ALP

6.8

64

Herbert (Qld)

LIB

1.0

138

Grayndler (NSW)

ALP

7.3

65

Kalgoorlie (WA)

IND

1.0

139

Holt (Vic)

ALP

7.4

66

McPherson (Qld)

LIB

1.1

140

Reid (NSW)

ALP

7.5

67

Newcastle (NSW)

ALP

1.1

141

Maribyrnong (Vic)

ALP

7.7

68

Petrie (Qld)

LIB

1.2

142

Tangney (WA)

LIB

9.1

69

Leichhardt (Qld)

LIB

1.2

143

Hotham (Vic)

ALP

9.3

70

Isaacs (Vic)

ALP

1.2

144

Blaxland (NSW)

ALP

9.5

71

Pearce (WA)

LIB

1.2

145

Melbourne (Vic)

ALP

10.2

72

Goldstein (Vic)

LIB

1.2

146

Prospect (NSW)

ALP

11.3

73

Moncrieff (Qld)

LIB

1.3

147

Gellibrand (Vic)

ALP

11.6

74

Denison (Tas)

ALP

1.3

148

Fowler (NSW)

ALP

22.2

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