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Background Paper 14 1997-98


Electorate Rankings: Census 1996

Table 24a Persons Not Fluent in English

Table 24b Ranked by Proportion of Persons Not Fluent in English


Table 24a Persons Not Fluent in English

Electoral Division

Party

Number

Electoral Division

Party

Number

Adelaide (SA)

LIB

4143

Hunter (NSW)

ALP

234

Aston (Vic)

LIB

2493

Indi (Vic)

LIB

587

Ballarat (Vic)

LIB

322

Isaacs (Vic)

ALP

1320

Banks (NSW)

ALP

3933

Jagajaga (Vic)

ALP

2036

Barker (SA)

LIB

305

Kalgoorlie (WA)

IND

532

Barton (NSW)

ALP

7420

Kennedy (Qld)

NP

1276

Bass (Tas)

LIB

239

Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

ALP

6617

Batman (Vic)

ALP

11451

Kingston (SA)

LIB

697

Bendigo (Vic)

LIB

134

Kooyong (Vic)

LIB

2978

Bennelong (NSW)

LIB

4522

Lalor (Vic)

ALP

4543

Berowra (NSW)

LIB

2168

La Trobe (Vic)

LIB

644

Blair (Qld)

LIB

226

Leichhardt (Qld)

LIB

935

Blaxland (NSW)

ALP

12355

Lilley (Qld)

LIB

1097

Bonython (SA)

ALP

2951

Lindsay (NSW)

LIB

1226

Boothby (SA)

LIB

1109

Longman (Qld)

LIB

262

Bowman (Qld)

LIB

572

Lowe (NSW)

LIB

8744

Braddon (Tas)

LIB

84

Lyne (NSW)

NP

129

Bradfield (NSW)

LIB

2143

Lyons (Tas)

ALP

71

Brand (WA)

ALP

440

Macarthur (NSW)

LIB

1831

Brisbane (Qld)

ALP

2673

Mackellar (NSW)

LIB

1402

Bruce (Vic)

ALP

7194

Macquarie (NSW)

LIB

430

Burke (Vic)

ALP

1441

Makin (SA)

LIB

1668

Calare (NSW)

IND

376

Mallee (Vic)

NP

880

Calwell (Vic)

ALP

8085

Maranoa (Qld)

NP

354

Canberra (ACT)

ALP

1766

Maribyrnong (Vic)

ALP

10269

Canning (WA)

LIB

931

Mayo (SA)

LIB

1336

Capricornia (Qld)

NP

216

McEwen (Vic)

LIB

513

Casey (Vic)

LIB

753

McMillan (Vic)

LIB

677

Charlton (NSW)

ALP

490

McPherson (Qld)

LIB

1094

Chifley (NSW)

ALP

3997

Melbourne (Vic)

ALP

12835

Chisholm (Vic)

LIB

5168

Melbourne Ports (Vic)

ALP

4972

Cook (NSW)

LIB

1084

Menzies (Vic)

LIB

4220

Coragamite (Vic)

LIB

398

Mitchell (NSW)

LIB

1706

Corio (Vic)

ALP

2592

Moncrieff (Qld)

LIB

1539

Cowan (WA)

LIB

2924

Moore (WA)

IND

832

Cowper (NSW)

NP

273

Moreton (Qld)

LIB

2993

Cunningham (NSW)

ALP

2687

Murray (Vic)

LIB

960

Curtin (WA)

IND

1951

Newcastle (NSW)

ALP

1396

Dawson (Qld)

NP

490

New England (NSW)

NP

248

Deakin (Vic)

LIB

2853

North Sydney (NSW)

LIB

3540

Denison (Tas)

ALP

807

Northern Territory (NT)

LIB

2057

Dickson (Qld)

LIB

277

O'Connor (WA)

LIB

447

Dobell (NSW)

ALP

326

Oxley (Qld)

ALP

3044

Dunkley (Vic)

LIB

626

Page (NSW)

NP

248

Eden-Monaro (NSW)

LIB

892

Parkes (NSW)

NP

183

Fadden (Qld)

LIB

707

Parramatta (NSW)

LIB

4539

Fairfax (Qld)

LIB

157

Paterson (NSW)

LIB

262

Farrer (NSW)

NP

322

Pearce (WA)

LIB

498

Fisher (Qld)

LIB

215

Perth (WA)

ALP

4454

Flinders (Vic)

LIB

443

Petrie (Qld)

LIB

783

Forde (Qld)

LIB

540

Port Adelaide (SA)

ALP

5877

Forrest (WA)

LIB

398

Prospect (NSW)

ALP

12400

Fowler (NSW)

ALP

23575

Rankin (Qld)

LIB

2938

Franklin (Tas)

ALP

150

Reid (NSW)

ALP

13562

Fraser (ACT)

ALP

2769

Richmond (NSW)

NP

203

Fremantle (WA)

ALP

2973

Riverina (NSW)

NP

1090

Gellibrand (Vic)

ALP

13768

Robertson (NSW)

LIB

326

Gilmore (NSW)

LIB

381

Ryan (Qld)

LIB

2019

Gippsland (Vic)

NP

321

Scullin (Vic)

ALP

8412

Goldstein (Vic)

LIB

2397

Shortland (NSW)

ALP

279

Grayndler (NSW)

ALP

13785

Stirling (WA)

LIB

4239

Greenway (NSW)

ALP

4096

Sturt (SA)

LIB

3351

Grey (SA)

LIB

541

Swan (WA)

LIB

2430

Griffith (Qld)

LIB

1844

Sydney (NSW)

ALP

6185

Groom (Qld)

LIB

223

Tangney (WA)

LIB

2237

Gwydir (NSW)

NP

201

Throsby (NSW)

ALP

3808

Herbert (Qld)

LIB

450

Wakefield (SA)

LIB

671

Higgins (Vic)

LIB

3665

Wannon (Vic)

LIB

84

Hindmarsh (SA)

LIB

3259

Warringah (NSW)

LIB

1628

Hinkler (Qld)

NP

282

Watson (NSW)

ALP

14253

Holt (Vic)

ALP

9033

Wentworth (NSW)

LIB

2955

Hotham (Vic)

ALP

10422

Werriwa (NSW)

ALP

3400

Hughes (NSW)

LIB

1167

Wide Bay (Qld)

NP

189

Hume (NSW)

NP

191

Wills (Vic)

ALP

10705

Table 24b Ranked by Proportion of Persons Not Fluent in English

Rank

Electoral Division

Party

Per Cent

 

Rank

Electoral Division

Party

Per Cent

1

Wannon (Vic)

LIB

0.1

 

75

Mayo (SA)

LIB

1.1

2

Lyons (Tas)

ALP

0.1

 

76

Northern Territory (NT)

LIB

1.2

3

Braddon (Tas)

LIB

0.1

 

77

Moncrieff (Qld)

LIB

1.2

4

Lyne (NSW)

NP

0.1

 

78

Canberra (ACT)

ALP

1.3

5

Bendigo (Vic)

LIB

0.1

 

79

Isaacs (Vic)

ALP

1.3

6

Fairfax (Qld)

LIB

0.1

 

80

Mackellar (NSW)

LIB

1.3

7

Parkes (NSW)

NP

0.2

 

81

Burke (Vic)

ALP

1.3

8

Richmond (NSW)

NP

0.2

 

82

Newcastle (NSW)

ALP

1.4

9

Wide Bay (Qld)

NP

0.2

 

83

Makin (SA)

LIB

1.4

10

Franklin (Tas)

ALP

0.2

 

84

Macarthur (NSW)

LIB

1.5

11

Capricornia (Qld)

NP

0.2

 

85

Warringah (NSW)

LIB

1.5

12

Hume (NSW)

NP

0.2

 

86

Mitchell (NSW)

LIB

1.6

13

Gwydir (NSW)

NP

0.2

 

87

Griffith (Qld)

LIB

1.7

14

Groom (Qld)

LIB

0.2

 

88

Curtin (WA)

IND

1.7

15

Fisher (Qld)

LIB

0.2

 

89

Ryan (Qld)

LIB

1.8

16

Blair (Qld)

LIB

0.2

 

90

Jagajaga (Vic)

ALP

1.8

17

Page (NSW)

NP

0.2

 

91

Berowra (NSW)

LIB

1.9

18

Hunter (NSW)

ALP

0.2

 

92

Tangney (WA)

LIB

1.9

19

New England (NSW)

NP

0.2

 

93

Fraser (ACT)

ALP

2.0

20

Cowper (NSW)

NP

0.2

 

94

Bradfield (NSW)

LIB

2.0

21

Paterson (NSW)

LIB

0.3

 

95

Swan (WA)

LIB

2.1

22

Longman (Qld)

LIB

0.3

 

96

Brisbane (Qld)

ALP

2.1

23

Hinkler (Qld)

NP

0.3

 

97

Goldstein (Vic)

LIB

2.2

24

Dickson (Qld)

LIB

0.3

 

98

Aston (Vic)

LIB

2.3

25

Bass (Tas)

LIB

0.3

 

99

Corio (Vic)

ALP

2.4

26

Barker (SA)

LIB

0.3

 

100

Wentworth (NSW)

LIB

2.5

27

Shortland (NSW)

ALP

0.3

 

101

Rankin (Qld)

LIB

2.5

28

Dobell (NSW)

ALP

0.3

 

102

Bonython (SA)

ALP

2.6

29

Ballarat (Vic)

LIB

0.3

 

103

Cunningham (NSW)

ALP

2.6

30

Maranoa (Qld)

NP

0.3

 

104

Moreton (Qld)

LIB

2.7

31

Gippsland (Vic)

NP

0.3

 

105

Kooyong (Vic)

LIB

2.7

32

Farrer (NSW)

NP

0.3

 

106

Oxley (Qld)

ALP

2.7

33

Robertson (NSW)

LIB

0.3

 

107

Fremantle (WA)

ALP

2.7

34

Kalgoorlie (WA)

IND

0.3

 

108

Cowan (WA)

LIB

2.7

35

Calare (NSW)

IND

0.4

 

109

Deakin (Vic)

LIB

2.8

36

Forrest (WA)

LIB

0.4

 

110

Werriwa (NSW)

ALP

2.8

37

Herbert (Qld)

LIB

0.4

 

111

North Sydney (NSW)

LIB

2.9

38

Gilmore (NSW)

LIB

0.4

 

112

Hindmarsh (SA)

LIB

3.1

39

O'Connor (WA)

LIB

0.4

 

113

Chifley (NSW)

ALP

3.2

40

Macquarie (NSW)

LIB

0.4

 

114

Higgins (Vic)

LIB

3.3

41

Dawson (Qld)

NP

0.4

 

115

Sturt (SA)

LIB

3.3

42

Coragamite (Vic)

LIB

0.4

 

116

Greenway (NSW)

ALP

3.5

43

Flinders (Vic)

LIB

0.4

 

117

Throsby (NSW)

ALP

3.7

44

Brand (WA)

ALP

0.4

 

118

Adelaide (SA)

LIB

3.7

45

Charlton (NSW)

ALP

0.5

 

119

Stirling (WA)

LIB

3.8

46

McEwen (Vic)

LIB

0.5

 

120

Perth (WA)

ALP

3.8

47

Pearce (WA)

LIB

0.5

 

121

Banks (NSW)

ALP

3.9

48

Grey (SA)

LIB

0.5

 

122

Bennelong (NSW)

LIB

4.0

49

Forde (Qld)

LIB

0.5

 

123

Parramatta (NSW)

LIB

4.0

50

Indi (Vic)

LIB

0.5

 

124

Menzies (Vic)

LIB

4.1

51

Bowman (Qld)

LIB

0.5

 

125

Lalor (Vic)

ALP

4.2

52

Kingston (SA)

LIB

0.6

 

126

Sydney (NSW)

ALP

4.4

53

Wakefield (SA)

LIB

0.6

 

127

Melbourne Ports (Vic)

ALP

4.4

54

Dunkley (Vic)

LIB

0.6

 

128

Chisholm (Vic)

LIB

4.7

55

La Trobe (Vic)

LIB

0.6

 

129

Port Adelaide (SA)

ALP

5.5

56

McMillan (Vic)

LIB

0.6

 

130

Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

ALP

5.6

57

Fadden (Qld)

LIB

0.7

 

131

Bruce (Vic)

ALP

6.3

58

Leichhardt (Qld)

LIB

0.7

 

132

Barton (NSW)

ALP

6.8

59

Casey (Vic)

LIB

0.7

 

133

Calwell (Vic)

ALP

6.9

60

Petrie (Qld)

LIB

0.7

 

134

Lowe (NSW)

LIB

7.7

61

Eden-Monaro (NSW)

LIB

0.8

 

135

Scullin (Vic)

ALP

7.7

62

Moore (WA)

IND

0.8

 

136

Holt (Vic)

ALP

7.7

63

Mallee (Vic)

NP

0.8

 

137

Hotham (Vic)

ALP

9.1

64

Canning (WA)

LIB

0.8

 

138

Wills (Vic)

ALP

9.2

65

Murray (Vic)

LIB

0.9

 

139

Maribyrnong (Vic)

ALP

9.4

66

McPherson (Qld)

LIB

0.9

 

140

Melbourne (Vic)

ALP

9.5

67

Denison (Tas)

ALP

0.9

 

141

Batman (Vic)

ALP

9.8

68

Kennedy (Qld)

NP

1.0

 

142

Blaxland (NSW)

ALP

10.9

69

Lilley (Qld)

LIB

1.0

 

143

Grayndler (NSW)

ALP

10.9

70

Riverina (NSW)

NP

1.0

 

144

Reid (NSW)

ALP

10.9

71

Hughes (NSW)

LIB

1.0

 

145

Prospect (NSW)

ALP

11.0

72

Lindsay (NSW)

LIB

1.0

 

146

Gellibrand (Vic)

ALP

12.1

73

Boothby (SA)

LIB

1.1

 

147

Watson (NSW)

ALP

12.3

74

Cook (NSW)

LIB

1.1

 

148

Fowler (NSW)

ALP

17.7

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