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Background Paper 14 1997-98


Electorate Rankings: Census 1996

Table 23a Persons Born Overseas and Australian Born Persons with Overseas Born Parents

Table 23b Ranked by Proportion of Persons Born Overseas and Australian Born Persons with Overseas Born Parents


Table 23a Persons Born Overseas and Australian Born Persons with Overseas Born Parents

Electoral Division

Party

Number

Electoral Division

Party

Number

Adelaide (SA)

LIB

41214

Hunter (NSW)

ALP

11098

Aston (Vic)

LIB

44631

Indi (Vic)

LIB

16213

Ballarat (Vic)

LIB

13206

Isaacs (Vic)

ALP

34296

Banks (NSW)

ALP

38548

Jagajaga (Vic)

ALP

33550

Barker (SA)

LIB

15997

Kalgoorlie (WA)

IND

35121

Barton (NSW)

ALP

61601

Kennedy (Qld)

NP

25863

Bass (Tas)

LIB

12342

Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

ALP

65253

Batman (Vic)

ALP

64462

Kingston (SA)

LIB

42000

Bendigo (Vic)

LIB

10269

Kooyong (Vic)

LIB

39205

Bennelong (NSW)

LIB

52185

Lalor (Vic)

ALP

51794

Berowra (NSW)

LIB

42008

La Trobe (Vic)

LIB

32037

Blair (Qld)

LIB

16334

Leichhardt (Qld)

LIB

33049

Blaxland (NSW)

ALP

76806

Lilley (Qld)

LIB

26955

Bonython (SA)

ALP

48700

Lindsay (NSW)

LIB

39164

Boothby (SA)

LIB

30180

Longman (Qld)

LIB

22777

Bowman (Qld)

LIB

27717

Lowe (NSW)

LIB

65271

Braddon (Tas)

LIB

8864

Lyne (NSW)

NP

13702

Bradfield (NSW)

LIB

42537

Lyons (Tas)

ALP

9973

Brand (WA)

ALP

42053

Macarthur (NSW)

LIB

36265

Brisbane (Qld)

ALP

36921

Mackellar (NSW)

LIB

36018

Bruce (Vic)

ALP

64267

Macquarie (NSW)

LIB

27434

Burke (Vic)

ALP

32441

Makin (SA)

LIB

47843

Calare (NSW)

IND

12250

Mallee (Vic)

NP

12042

Calwell (Vic)

ALP

71720

Maranoa (Qld)

NP

11107

Canberra (ACT)

ALP

45797

Maribyrnong (Vic)

ALP

71319

Canning (WA)

LIB

49176

Mayo (SA)

LIB

37614

Capricornia (Qld)

NP

13102

McEwen (Vic)

LIB

24475

Casey (Vic)

LIB

31226

McMillan (Vic)

LIB

23306

Charlton (NSW)

ALP

17678

McPherson (Qld)

LIB

36111

Chifley (NSW)

ALP

58302

Melbourne (Vic)

ALP

65874

Chisholm (Vic)

LIB

50048

Melbourne Ports (Vic)

ALP

50478

Cook (NSW)

LIB

27167

Menzies (Vic)

LIB

50272

Coragamite (Vic)

LIB

17765

Mitchell (NSW)

LIB

39402

Corio (Vic)

ALP

32259

Moncrieff (Qld)

LIB

44018

Cowan (WA)

LIB

53132

Moore (WA)

IND

55472

Cowper (NSW)

NP

15503

Moreton (Qld)

LIB

37103

Cunningham (NSW)

ALP

37163

Murray (Vic)

LIB

14135

Curtin (WA)

IND

47473

Newcastle (NSW)

ALP

18900

Dawson (Qld)

NP

20271

New England (NSW)

NP

9769

Deakin (Vic)

LIB

36248

North Sydney (NSW)

LIB

53022

Denison (Tas)

ALP

17363

Northern Territory (NT)

LIB

40511

Dickson (Qld)

LIB

21727

O'Connor (WA)

LIB

22456

Dobell (NSW)

ALP

20826

Oxley (Qld)

ALP

34978

Dunkley (Vic)

LIB

33412

Page (NSW)

NP

11995

Eden-Monaro (NSW)

LIB

24926

Parkes (NSW)

NP

7722

Fadden (Qld)

LIB

34467

Parramatta (NSW)

LIB

50504

Fairfax (Qld)

LIB

21996

Paterson (NSW)

LIB

13542

Farrer (NSW)

NP

11546

Pearce (WA)

LIB

40779

Fisher (Qld)

LIB

24037

Perth (WA)

ALP

56539

Flinders (Vic)

LIB

24104

Petrie (Qld)

LIB

27662

Forde (Qld)

LIB

30738

Port Adelaide (SA)

ALP

42801

Forrest (WA)

LIB

28265

Prospect (NSW)

ALP

77431

Fowler (NSW)

ALP

100590

Rankin (Qld)

LIB

44186

Franklin (Tas)

ALP

12890

Reid (NSW)

ALP

84370

Fraser (ACT)

ALP

45639

Richmond (NSW)

NP

20823

Fremantle (WA)

ALP

48352

Riverina (NSW)

NP

14496

Gellibrand (Vic)

ALP

67690

Robertson (NSW)

LIB

21005

Gilmore (NSW)

LIB

18843

Ryan (Qld)

LIB

38736

Gippsland (Vic)

NP

15964

Scullin (Vic)

ALP

64083

Goldstein (Vic)

LIB

39598

Shortland (NSW)

ALP

14779

Grayndler (NSW)

ALP

77954

Stirling (WA)

LIB

53396

Greenway (NSW)

ALP

54752

Sturt (SA)

LIB

39478

Grey (SA)

LIB

20157

Swan (WA)

LIB

52011

Griffith (Qld)

LIB

31822

Sydney (NSW)

ALP

60825

Groom (Qld)

LIB

12356

Tangney (WA)

LIB

56930

Gwydir (NSW)

NP

8287

Throsby (NSW)

ALP

41841

Herbert (Qld)

LIB

21242

Wakefield (SA)

LIB

22639

Higgins (Vic)

LIB

42808

Wannon (Vic)

LIB

9286

Hindmarsh (SA)

LIB

36155

Warringah (NSW)

LIB

39400

Hinkler (Qld)

NP

16617

Watson (NSW)

ALP

83922

Holt (Vic)

ALP

72875

Wentworth (NSW)

LIB

57841

Hotham (Vic)

ALP

65283

Werriwa (NSW)

ALP

49260

Hughes (NSW)

LIB

31929

Wide Bay (Qld)

NP

15674

Hume (NSW)

NP

9246

Wills (Vic)

ALP

64018

Table 23b Ranked by Proportion of Persons Born Overseas and Australian Born Persons with Overseas Born Parents

Rank

Electoral Division

Party

Per Cent

 

Rank

Electoral Division

Party

Per Cent

1

Parkes (NSW)

NP

6.5

 

75

La Trobe (Vic)

LIB

28.3

2

Gwydir (NSW)

NP

7.5

 

76

Dunkley (Vic)

LIB

29.6

3

Wannon (Vic)

LIB

8.2

 

77

Fadden (Qld)

LIB

29.7

4

Hume (NSW)

NP

8.7

 

78

Mayo (SA)

LIB

29.8

5

Maranoa (Qld)

NP

8.7

 

79

Canberra (ACT)

ALP

29.8

6

New England (NSW)

NP

8.8

 

80

Lindsay (NSW)

LIB

30.2

7

Bendigo (Vic)

LIB

9.0

 

81

Moncrieff (Qld)

LIB

30.4

8

Hunter (NSW)

ALP

9.5

 

82

Isaacs (Vic)

ALP

30.8

9

Page (NSW)

NP

9.8

 

83

Moreton (Qld)

LIB

31.1

10

Capricornia (Qld)

NP

10.1

 

84

Fraser (ACT)

ALP

31.2

11

Braddon (Tas)

LIB

10.2

 

85

Mackellar (NSW)

LIB

31.6

12

Farrer (NSW)

NP

10.4

 

86

Ryan (Qld)

LIB

32.2

13

Lyons (Tas)

ALP

10.4

 

87

Kingston (SA)

LIB

32.3

14

Groom (Qld)

LIB

10.5

 

88

Deakin (Vic)

LIB

32.9

15

Mallee (Vic)

NP

10.6

 

89

Hindmarsh (SA)

LIB

33.0

16

Calare (NSW)

IND

10.6

 

90

Kooyong (Vic)

LIB

33.4

17

Ballarat (Vic)

LIB

11.5

 

91

Goldstein (Vic)

LIB

33.8

18

Riverina (NSW)

NP

11.9

 

92

Cunningham (NSW)

ALP

33.9

19

Paterson (NSW)

LIB

12.0

 

93

Rankin (Qld)

LIB

34.2

20

Lyne (NSW)

NP

12.0

 

94

Mitchell (NSW)

LIB

34.5

21

Murray (Vic)

LIB

12.1

 

95

Berowra (NSW)

LIB

34.5

22

Cowper (NSW)

NP

13.0

 

96

Adelaide (SA)

LIB

34.7

23

Wide Bay (Qld)

NP

13.2

 

97

Warringah (NSW)

LIB

34.8

24

Bass (Tas)

LIB

13.4

 

98

Pearce (WA)

LIB

35.3

25

Indi (Vic)

LIB

13.6

 

99

Banks (NSW)

ALP

35.7

26

Barker (SA)

LIB

13.7

 

100

Higgins (Vic)

LIB

35.8

27

Franklin (Tas)

ALP

14.1

 

101

Werriwa (NSW)

ALP

36.6

28

Shortland (NSW)

ALP

14.1

 

102

Sturt (SA)

LIB

36.8

29

Hinkler (Qld)

NP

14.1

 

103

Aston (Vic)

LIB

37.2

30

Gippsland (Vic)

NP

14.1

 

104

Port Adelaide (SA)

ALP

37.5

31

Blair (Qld)

LIB

14.4

 

105

Throsby (NSW)

ALP

37.5

32

Dawson (Qld)

NP

14.9

 

106

Makin (SA)

LIB

37.9

33

Charlton (NSW)

ALP

15.1

 

107

Sydney (NSW)

ALP

38.0

34

Grey (SA)

LIB

16.1

 

108

Bradfield (NSW)

LIB

38.1

35

Richmond (NSW)

NP

16.1

 

109

Brand (WA)

ALP

38.2

36

Herbert (Qld)

LIB

16.2

 

110

Curtin (WA)

IND

38.3

37

Coragamite (Vic)

LIB

17.0

 

111

Bonython (SA)

ALP

39.3

38

Gilmore (NSW)

LIB

17.3

 

112

Canning (WA)

LIB

40.9

39

Dobell (NSW)

ALP

17.6

 

113

North Sydney (NSW)

LIB

41.0

40

Kennedy (Qld)

NP

17.8

 

114

Fremantle (WA)

ALP

41.1

41

Newcastle (NSW)

ALP

17.9

 

115

Swan (WA)

LIB

41.3

42

O'Connor (WA)

LIB

17.9

 

116

Parramatta (NSW)

LIB

41.7

43

Wakefield (SA)

LIB

18.5

 

117

Chifley (NSW)

ALP

42.1

44

Fairfax (Qld)

LIB

18.6

 

118

Greenway (NSW)

ALP

42.1

45

Denison (Tas)

ALP

18.7

 

119

Melbourne Ports (Vic)

ALP

42.2

46

Robertson (NSW)

LIB

18.9

 

120

Chisholm (Vic)

LIB

42.3

47

Dickson (Qld)

LIB

19.1

 

121

Bennelong (NSW)

LIB

42.9

48

Eden-Monaro (NSW)

LIB

19.6

 

122

Lalor (Vic)

ALP

43.0

49

McMillan (Vic)

LIB

20.0

 

123

Perth (WA)

ALP

44.9

50

McEwen (Vic)

LIB

20.0

 

124

Melbourne (Vic)

ALP

44.9

51

Longman (Qld)

LIB

20.2

 

125

Stirling (WA)

LIB

44.9

52

Northern Territory (NT)

LIB

20.5

 

126

Wentworth (NSW)

LIB

45.7

53

Kalgoorlie (WA)

IND

20.9

 

127

Cowan (WA)

LIB

45.7

54

Leichhardt (Qld)

LIB

20.9

 

128

Tangney (WA)

LIB

46.2

55

Fisher (Qld)

LIB

21.6

 

129

Menzies (Vic)

LIB

46.5

56

Flinders (Vic)

LIB

22.1

 

130

Moore (WA)

IND

47.7

57

Lilley (Qld)

LIB

22.4

 

131

Wills (Vic)

ALP

51.4

58

Macquarie (NSW)

LIB

22.8

 

132

Batman (Vic)

ALP

51.5

59

Petrie (Qld)

LIB

23.7

 

133

Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

ALP

51.6

60

Bowman (Qld)

LIB

24.0

 

134

Barton (NSW)

ALP

52.5

61

Forrest (WA)

LIB

24.5

 

135

Bruce (Vic)

ALP

53.2

62

Forde (Qld)

LIB

25.5

 

136

Hotham (Vic)

ALP

53.3

63

Cook (NSW)

LIB

25.7

 

137

Lowe (NSW)

LIB

53.5

64

Hughes (NSW)

LIB

25.7

 

138

Scullin (Vic)

ALP

53.8

65

Griffith (Qld)

LIB

26.8

 

139

Gellibrand (Vic)

ALP

55.0

66

Brisbane (Qld)

ALP

27.0

 

140

Calwell (Vic)

ALP

55.4

67

McPherson (Qld)

LIB

27.1

 

141

Holt (Vic)

ALP

56.7

68

Macarthur (NSW)

LIB

27.3

 

142

Grayndler (NSW)

ALP

57.5

69

Burke (Vic)

ALP

27.3

 

143

Maribyrnong (Vic)

ALP

60.8

70

Casey (Vic)

LIB

27.5

 

144

Blaxland (NSW)

ALP

62.0

71

Corio (Vic)

ALP

27.5

 

145

Reid (NSW)

ALP

62.3

72

Boothby (SA)

LIB

28.2

 

146

Prospect (NSW)

ALP

63.5

73

Oxley (Qld)

ALP

28.2

 

147

Watson (NSW)

ALP

67.0

74

Jagajaga (Vic)

ALP

28.2

 

148

Fowler (NSW)

ALP

68.5

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