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Background Paper 14 1997-98


Electorate Rankings: Census 1996

Table 22a Persons Born in Non English Speaking Countries

Table 22b Ranked by Proportion of Persons Born in Non English Speaking Countries


Table 22a Persons Born in Non English Speaking Countries

Electoral Division

Party

Number

Electoral Division

Party

Number

Adelaide (SA)

LIB

19397

Hunter (NSW)

ALP

2928

Aston (Vic)

LIB

20452

Indi (Vic)

LIB

6153

Ballarat (Vic)

LIB

4407

Isaacs (Vic)

ALP

12404

Banks (NSW)

ALP

20036

Jagajaga (Vic)

ALP

14993

Barker (SA)

LIB

4294

Kalgoorlie (WA)

IND

8393

Barton (NSW)

ALP

35529

Kennedy (Qld)

NP

9553

Bass (Tas)

LIB

3816

Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

ALP

39859

Batman (Vic)

ALP

37965

Kingston (SA)

LIB

9150

Bendigo (Vic)

LIB

2945

Kooyong (Vic)

LIB

20133

Bennelong (NSW)

LIB

30187

Lalor (Vic)

ALP

24673

Berowra (NSW)

LIB

19404

La Trobe (Vic)

LIB

9668

Blair (Qld)

LIB

4055

Leichhardt (Qld)

LIB

11716

Blaxland (NSW)

ALP

46768

Lilley (Qld)

LIB

9594

Bonython (SA)

ALP

13692

Lindsay (NSW)

LIB

14439

Boothby (SA)

LIB

10931

Longman (Qld)

LIB

5386

Bowman (Qld)

LIB

6998

Lowe (NSW)

LIB

38901

Braddon (Tas)

LIB

2092

Lyne (NSW)

NP

3176

Bradfield (NSW)

LIB

19141

Lyons (Tas)

ALP

2164

Brand (WA)

ALP

6278

Macarthur (NSW)

LIB

12876

Brisbane (Qld)

ALP

15576

Mackellar (NSW)

LIB

12339

Bruce (Vic)

ALP

38413

Macquarie (NSW)

LIB

7745

Burke (Vic)

ALP

12043

Makin (SA)

LIB

12824

Calare (NSW)

IND

4118

Mallee (Vic)

NP

4822

Calwell (Vic)

ALP

39280

Maranoa (Qld)

NP

3188

Canberra (ACT)

ALP

19544

Maribyrnong (Vic)

ALP

43416

Canning (WA)

LIB

10476

Mayo (SA)

LIB

12856

Capricornia (Qld)

NP

3605

McEwen (Vic)

LIB

7877

Casey (Vic)

LIB

9323

McMillan (Vic)

LIB

8174

Charlton (NSW)

ALP

5721

McPherson (Qld)

LIB

10988

Chifley (NSW)

ALP

32137

Melbourne (Vic)

ALP

40631

Chisholm (Vic)

LIB

28949

Melbourne Ports (Vic)

ALP

26950

Cook (NSW)

LIB

10161

Menzies (Vic)

LIB

26991

Coragamite (Vic)

LIB

5627

Mitchell (NSW)

LIB

18049

Corio (Vic)

ALP

14060

Moncrieff (Qld)

LIB

15230

Cowan (WA)

LIB

18878

Moore (WA)

IND

11827

Cowper (NSW)

NP

4016

Moreton (Qld)

LIB

17610

Cunningham (NSW)

ALP

16556

Murray (Vic)

LIB

5314

Curtin (WA)

IND

17991

Newcastle (NSW)

ALP

8271

Dawson (Qld)

NP

5882

New England (NSW)

NP

3321

Deakin (Vic)

LIB

16987

North Sydney (NSW)

LIB

26092

Denison (Tas)

ALP

6687

Northern Territory (NT)

LIB

16232

Dickson (Qld)

LIB

5370

O'Connor (WA)

LIB

4725

Dobell (NSW)

ALP

4877

Oxley (Qld)

ALP

14048

Dunkley (Vic)

LIB

8584

Page (NSW)

NP

3328

Eden-Monaro (NSW)

LIB

8965

Parkes (NSW)

NP

2338

Fadden (Qld)

LIB

9140

Parramatta (NSW)

LIB

28670

Fairfax (Qld)

LIB

5304

Paterson (NSW)

LIB

3887

Farrer (NSW)

NP

3905

Pearce (WA)

LIB

9288

Fisher (Qld)

LIB

5350

Perth (WA)

ALP

24898

Flinders (Vic)

LIB

6029

Petrie (Qld)

LIB

8622

Forde (Qld)

LIB

7571

Port Adelaide (SA)

ALP

21815

Forrest (WA)

LIB

5679

Prospect (NSW)

ALP

49750

Fowler (NSW)

ALP

70210

Rankin (Qld)

LIB

18182

Franklin (Tas)

ALP

3177

Reid (NSW)

ALP

53337

Fraser (ACT)

ALP

21374

Richmond (NSW)

NP

4679

Fremantle (WA)

ALP

17633

Riverina (NSW)

NP

6127

Gellibrand (Vic)

ALP

43050

Robertson (NSW)

LIB

5115

Gilmore (NSW)

LIB

4899

Ryan (Qld)

LIB

16976

Gippsland (Vic)

NP

4856

Scullin (Vic)

ALP

35370

Goldstein (Vic)

LIB

18021

Shortland (NSW)

ALP

4048

Grayndler (NSW)

ALP

49031

Stirling (WA)

LIB

22453

Greenway (NSW)

ALP

30188

Sturt (SA)

LIB

18600

Grey (SA)

LIB

5586

Swan (WA)

LIB

20834

Griffith (Qld)

LIB

12909

Sydney (NSW)

ALP

29699

Groom (Qld)

LIB

3866

Tangney (WA)

LIB

23307

Gwydir (NSW)

NP

2706

Throsby (NSW)

ALP

17580

Herbert (Qld)

LIB

6612

Wakefield (SA)

LIB

5466

Higgins (Vic)

LIB

22065

Wannon (Vic)

LIB

2455

Hindmarsh (SA)

LIB

16169

Warringah (NSW)

LIB

13799

Hinkler (Qld)

NP

4316

Watson (NSW)

ALP

53377

Holt (Vic)

ALP

43864

Wentworth (NSW)

LIB

27246

Hotham (Vic)

ALP

40001

Werriwa (NSW)

ALP

23222

Hughes (NSW)

LIB

12298

Wide Bay (Qld)

NP

4074

Hume (NSW)

NP

2782

Wills (Vic)

ALP

36755

Table 22b Ranked by Proportion of Persons Born in Non English Speaking Countries

Rank

Electoral Division

Party

Per Cent

 

Rank

Electoral Division

Party

Per Cent

1

Parkes (NSW)

NP

2.0

 

75

Burke (Vic)

ALP

10.1

2

Wannon (Vic)

LIB

2.2

 

76

Makin (SA)

LIB

10.2

3

Lyons (Tas)

ALP

2.3

 

77

Moore (WA)

IND

10.2

4

Braddon (Tas)

LIB

2.4

 

78

Mayo (SA)

LIB

10.2

5

Gwydir (NSW)

NP

2.4

 

79

Boothby (SA)

LIB

10.2

6

Maranoa (Qld)

NP

2.5

 

80

Moncrieff (Qld)

LIB

10.5

7

Hunter (NSW)

ALP

2.5

 

81

Mackellar (NSW)

LIB

10.8

8

Bendigo (Vic)

LIB

2.6

 

82

Griffith (Qld)

LIB

10.9

9

Hume (NSW)

NP

2.6

 

83

Bonython (SA)

ALP

11.1

10

Page (NSW)

NP

2.7

 

84

Lindsay (NSW)

LIB

11.1

11

Lyne (NSW)

NP

2.8

 

85

Isaacs (Vic)

ALP

11.2

12

Capricornia (Qld)

NP

2.8

 

86

Oxley (Qld)

ALP

11.3

13

New England (NSW)

NP

3.0

 

87

Brisbane (Qld)

ALP

11.4

14

Groom (Qld)

LIB

3.3

 

88

Corio (Vic)

ALP

12.0

15

Cowper (NSW)

NP

3.4

 

89

Warringah (NSW)

LIB

12.2

16

Paterson (NSW)

LIB

3.4

 

90

Jagajaga (Vic)

ALP

12.6

17

Wide Bay (Qld)

NP

3.4

 

91

Canberra (ACT)

ALP

12.7

18

Franklin (Tas)

ALP

3.5

 

92

Rankin (Qld)

LIB

14.1

19

Farrer (NSW)

NP

3.5

 

93

Ryan (Qld)

LIB

14.1

20

Blair (Qld)

LIB

3.6

 

94

Curtin (WA)

IND

14.5

21

Calare (NSW)

IND

3.6

 

95

Fraser (ACT)

ALP

14.6

22

Richmond (NSW)

NP

3.6

 

96

Hindmarsh (SA)

LIB

14.8

23

Hinkler (Qld)

NP

3.7

 

97

Moreton (Qld)

LIB

14.8

24

Barker (SA)

LIB

3.7

 

98

Fremantle (WA)

ALP

15.0

25

O'Connor (WA)

LIB

3.8

 

99

Cunningham (NSW)

ALP

15.1

26

Ballarat (Vic)

LIB

3.8

 

100

Goldstein (Vic)

LIB

15.4

27

Shortland (NSW)

ALP

3.9

 

101

Deakin (Vic)

LIB

15.4

28

Dobell (NSW)

ALP

4.1

 

102

Throsby (NSW)

ALP

15.8

29

Bass (Tas)

LIB

4.1

 

103

Mitchell (NSW)

LIB

15.8

30

Mallee (Vic)

NP

4.2

 

104

Berowra (NSW)

LIB

15.9

31

Gippsland (Vic)

NP

4.3

 

105

Cowan (WA)

LIB

16.3

32

Dawson (Qld)

NP

4.3

 

106

Adelaide (SA)

LIB

16.3

33

Wakefield (SA)

LIB

4.5

 

107

Swan (WA)

LIB

16.5

34

Grey (SA)

LIB

4.5

 

108

Aston (Vic)

LIB

17.0

35

Fairfax (Qld)

LIB

4.5

 

109

Bradfield (NSW)

LIB

17.1

36

Gilmore (NSW)

LIB

4.5

 

110

Kooyong (Vic)

LIB

17.1

37

Murray (Vic)

LIB

4.6

 

111

Werriwa (NSW)

ALP

17.3

38

Robertson (NSW)

LIB

4.6

 

112

Sturt (SA)

LIB

17.3

39

Dickson (Qld)

LIB

4.7

 

113

Higgins (Vic)

LIB

18.5

40

Longman (Qld)

LIB

4.8

 

114

Sydney (NSW)

ALP

18.6

41

Fisher (Qld)

LIB

4.8

 

115

Banks (NSW)

ALP

18.6

42

Charlton (NSW)

ALP

4.9

 

116

Stirling (WA)

LIB

18.9

43

Forrest (WA)

LIB

4.9

 

117

Tangney (WA)

LIB

18.9

44

Kalgoorlie (WA)

IND

5.0

 

118

Port Adelaide (SA)

ALP

19.1

45

Riverina (NSW)

NP

5.0

 

119

Perth (WA)

ALP

19.8

46

Herbert (Qld)

LIB

5.1

 

120

North Sydney (NSW)

LIB

20.2

47

Indi (Vic)

LIB

5.1

 

121

Lalor (Vic)

ALP

20.5

48

Coragamite (Vic)

LIB

5.4

 

122

Wentworth (NSW)

LIB

21.5

49

Flinders (Vic)

LIB

5.5

 

123

Melbourne Ports (Vic)

ALP

22.5

50

Brand (WA)

ALP

5.7

 

124

Chifley (NSW)

ALP

23.2

51

Bowman (Qld)

LIB

6.1

 

125

Greenway (NSW)

ALP

23.2

52

Forde (Qld)

LIB

6.3

 

126

Parramatta (NSW)

LIB

23.7

53

Macquarie (NSW)

LIB

6.4

 

127

Chisholm (Vic)

LIB

24.5

54

McEwen (Vic)

LIB

6.4

 

128

Bennelong (NSW)

LIB

24.8

55

Kennedy (Qld)

NP

6.6

 

129

Menzies (Vic)

LIB

25.0

56

McMillan (Vic)

LIB

7.0

 

130

Melbourne (Vic)

ALP

27.7

57

Kingston (SA)

LIB

7.0

 

131

Wills (Vic)

ALP

29.5

58

Eden-Monaro (NSW)

LIB

7.1

 

132

Scullin (Vic)

ALP

29.7

59

Denison (Tas)

ALP

7.2

 

133

Barton (NSW)

ALP

30.3

60

Petrie (Qld)

LIB

7.4

 

134

Batman (Vic)

ALP

30.4

61

Leichhardt (Qld)

LIB

7.4

 

135

Calwell (Vic)

ALP

30.4

62

Dunkley (Vic)

LIB

7.6

 

136

Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

ALP

31.5

63

Newcastle (NSW)

ALP

7.8

 

137

Bruce (Vic)

ALP

31.8

64

Fadden (Qld)

LIB

7.9

 

138

Lowe (NSW)

LIB

31.9

65

Lilley (Qld)

LIB

8.0

 

139

Hotham (Vic)

ALP

32.6

66

Pearce (WA)

LIB

8.1

 

140

Holt (Vic)

ALP

34.2

67

Casey (Vic)

LIB

8.2

 

141

Gellibrand (Vic)

ALP

35.0

68

Northern Territory (NT)

LIB

8.2

 

142

Grayndler (NSW)

ALP

36.2

69

McPherson (Qld)

LIB

8.3

 

143

Maribyrnong (Vic)

ALP

37.0

70

La Trobe (Vic)

LIB

8.5

 

144

Blaxland (NSW)

ALP

37.8

71

Canning (WA)

LIB

8.7

 

145

Reid (NSW)

ALP

39.4

72

Cook (NSW)

LIB

9.6

 

146

Prospect (NSW)

ALP

40.8

73

Macarthur (NSW)

LIB

9.7

 

147

Watson (NSW)

ALP

42.6

74

Hughes (NSW)

LIB

9.9

 

148

Fowler (NSW)

ALP

47.8

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