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Background Paper 14 1997-98


Electorate Rankings: Census 1996

Table 25a Persons Speaking a Language Other Than English at Home

Table 25b Ranked by Proportion of Persons Speaking a Language Other Than English at Home


Table 25a Persons Speaking a Language Other Than English at Home

Electoral Division

Party

Number

Electoral Division

Party

Number

Adelaide (SA)

LIB

22369

Hunter (NSW)

ALP

1951

Aston (Vic)

LIB

20271

Indi (Vic)

LIB

5284

Ballarat (Vic)

LIB

3283

Isaacs (Vic)

ALP

11190

Banks (NSW)

ALP

24082

Jagajaga (Vic)

ALP

16210

Barker (SA)

LIB

3306

Kalgoorlie (WA)

IND

14670

Barton (NSW)

ALP

44139

Kennedy (Qld)

NP

10013

Bass (Tas)

LIB

2793

Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

ALP

43314

Batman (Vic)

ALP

50284

Kingston (SA)

LIB

7555

Bendigo (Vic)

LIB

2246

Kooyong (Vic)

LIB

20487

Bennelong (NSW)

LIB

31225

Lalor (Vic)

ALP

28367

Berowra (NSW)

LIB

17789

La Trobe (Vic)

LIB

7595

Blair (Qld)

LIB

2572

Leichhardt (Qld)

LIB

16907

Blaxland (NSW)

ALP

60947

Lilley (Qld)

LIB

8166

Bonython (SA)

ALP

14761

Lindsay (NSW)

LIB

13086

Boothby (SA)

LIB

10579

Longman (Qld)

LIB

3456

Bowman (Qld)

LIB

5328

Lowe (NSW)

LIB

46987

Braddon (Tas)

LIB

1366

Lyne (NSW)

NP

1835

Bradfield (NSW)

LIB

16786

Lyons (Tas)

ALP

1365

Brand (WA)

ALP

4253

Macarthur (NSW)

LIB

13202

Brisbane (Qld)

ALP

15020

Mackellar (NSW)

LIB

11148

Bruce (Vic)

ALP

40609

Macquarie (NSW)

LIB

5787

Burke (Vic)

ALP

11901

Makin (SA)

LIB

12981

Calare (NSW)

IND

3286

Mallee (Vic)

NP

5959

Calwell (Vic)

ALP

50365

Maranoa (Qld)

NP

2699

Canberra (ACT)

ALP

17866

Maribyrnong (Vic)

ALP

53399

Canning (WA)

LIB

7683

Mayo (SA)

LIB

14246

Capricornia (Qld)

NP

2681

McEwen (Vic)

LIB

7178

Casey (Vic)

LIB

7765

McMillan (Vic)

LIB

6747

Charlton (NSW)

ALP

4807

McPherson (Qld)

LIB

9048

Chifley (NSW)

ALP

33659

Melbourne (Vic)

ALP

44892

Chisholm (Vic)

LIB

30843

Melbourne Ports (Vic)

ALP

26268

Cook (NSW)

LIB

10382

Menzies (Vic)

LIB

32742

Coragamite (Vic)

LIB

4469

Mitchell (NSW)

LIB

17127

Corio (Vic)

ALP

14790

Moncrieff (Qld)

LIB

12927

Cowan (WA)

LIB

17334

Moore (WA)

IND

9230

Cowper (NSW)

NP

3101

Moreton (Qld)

LIB

16918

Cunningham (NSW)

ALP

17914

Murray (Vic)

LIB

6299

Curtin (WA)

IND

14989

Newcastle (NSW)

ALP

8413

Dawson (Qld)

NP

5024

New England (NSW)

NP

2643

Deakin (Vic)

LIB

16880

North Sydney (NSW)

LIB

23945

Denison (Tas)

ALP

6348

Northern Territory (NT)

LIB

41543

Dickson (Qld)

LIB

3761

O'Connor (WA)

LIB

4354

Dobell (NSW)

ALP

3479

Oxley (Qld)

ALP

13479

Dunkley (Vic)

LIB

6785

Page (NSW)

NP

2586

Eden-Monaro (NSW)

LIB

8098

Parkes (NSW)

NP

1884

Fadden (Qld)

LIB

6986

Parramatta (NSW)

LIB

29540

Fairfax (Qld)

LIB

3255

Paterson (NSW)

LIB

2554

Farrer (NSW)

NP

3185

Pearce (WA)

LIB

6448

Fisher (Qld)

LIB

3455

Perth (WA)

ALP

22466

Flinders (Vic)

LIB

4714

Petrie (Qld)

LIB

7303

Forde (Qld)

LIB

5754

Port Adelaide (SA)

ALP

25382

Forrest (WA)

LIB

4423

Prospect (NSW)

ALP

58495

Fowler (NSW)

ALP

80627

Rankin (Qld)

LIB

17161

Franklin (Tas)

ALP

2334

Reid (NSW)

ALP

64756

Fraser (ACT)

ALP

20326

Richmond (NSW)

NP

3251

Fremantle (WA)

ALP

18286

Riverina (NSW)

NP

7192

Gellibrand (Vic)

ALP

50044

Robertson (NSW)

LIB

3765

Gilmore (NSW)

LIB

3484

Ryan (Qld)

LIB

14449

Gippsland (Vic)

NP

3426

Scullin (Vic)

ALP

49031

Goldstein (Vic)

LIB

17075

Shortland (NSW)

ALP

3048

Grayndler (NSW)

ALP

55809

Stirling (WA)

LIB

23311

Greenway (NSW)

ALP

30672

Sturt (SA)

LIB

20892

Grey (SA)

LIB

5899

Swan (WA)

LIB

17361

Griffith (Qld)

LIB

12968

Sydney (NSW)

ALP

28660

Groom (Qld)

LIB

2889

Tangney (WA)

LIB

18866

Gwydir (NSW)

NP

2078

Throsby (NSW)

ALP

19792

Herbert (Qld)

LIB

5797

Wakefield (SA)

LIB

5378

Higgins (Vic)

LIB

21917

Wannon (Vic)

LIB

1539

Hindmarsh (SA)

LIB

19860

Warringah (NSW)

LIB

12648

Hinkler (Qld)

NP

2880

Watson (NSW)

ALP

67803

Holt (Vic)

ALP

43305

Wentworth (NSW)

LIB

24397

Hotham (Vic)

ALP

43596

Werriwa (NSW)

ALP

25535

Hughes (NSW)

LIB

12830

Wide Bay (Qld)

NP

2563

Hume (NSW)

NP

2035

Wills (Vic)

ALP

48760

Table 25b Ranked by Proportion of Persons Speaking a Language Other Than English at Home

Rank

Electoral Division

Party

Per Cent

 

Rank

Electoral Division

Party

Per Cent

1

Wannon (Vic)

LIB

1.5

 

75

Macarthur (NSW)

LIB

10.9

2

Lyons (Tas)

ALP

1.6

 

76

Burke (Vic)

ALP

11.0

3

Braddon (Tas)

LIB

1.7

 

77

Isaacs (Vic)

ALP

11.0

4

Parkes (NSW)

NP

1.7

 

78

Lindsay (NSW)

LIB

11.1

5

Lyne (NSW)

NP

1.7

 

79

Makin (SA)

LIB

11.1

6

Hunter (NSW)

ALP

1.8

 

80

Hughes (NSW)

LIB

11.3

7

Gwydir (NSW)

NP

2.0

 

81

Griffith (Qld)

LIB

11.7

8

Hume (NSW)

NP

2.1

 

82

Brisbane (Qld)

ALP

11.8

9

Bendigo (Vic)

LIB

2.1

 

83

Oxley (Qld)

ALP

12.0

10

Capricornia (Qld)

NP

2.3

 

84

Warringah (NSW)

LIB

12.0

11

Page (NSW)

NP

2.3

 

85

Mayo (SA)

LIB

12.2

12

Maranoa (Qld)

NP

2.3

 

86

Leichhardt (Qld)

LIB

12.5

13

Wide Bay (Qld)

NP

2.3

 

87

Canberra (ACT)

ALP

12.7

14

Paterson (NSW)

LIB

2.4

 

88

Ryan (Qld)

LIB

12.8

15

Blair (Qld)

LIB

2.5

 

89

Curtin (WA)

IND

12.9

16

New England (NSW)

NP

2.6

 

90

Bonython (SA)

ALP

13.2

17

Hinkler (Qld)

NP

2.7

 

91

Corio (Vic)

ALP

13.6

18

Groom (Qld)

LIB

2.7

 

92

Jagajaga (Vic)

ALP

14.6

19

Richmond (NSW)

NP

2.7

 

93

Rankin (Qld)

LIB

14.7

20

Franklin (Tas)

ALP

2.8

 

94

Swan (WA)

LIB

14.8

21

Cowper (NSW)

NP

2.8

 

95

Fraser (ACT)

ALP

15.0

22

Fairfax (Qld)

LIB

3.0

 

96

Moreton (Qld)

LIB

15.2

23

Barker (SA)

LIB

3.1

 

97

Goldstein (Vic)

LIB

15.6

24

Calare (NSW)

IND

3.1

 

98

Berowra (NSW)

LIB

15.7

25

Ballarat (Vic)

LIB

3.1

 

99

Bradfield (NSW)

LIB

16.0

26

Farrer (NSW)

NP

3.1

 

100

Mitchell (NSW)

LIB

16.1

27

Shortland (NSW)

ALP

3.1

 

101

Cowan (WA)

LIB

16.3

28

Dobell (NSW)

ALP

3.2

 

102

Tangney (WA)

LIB

16.4

29

Gippsland (Vic)

NP

3.3

 

103

Deakin (Vic)

LIB

16.5

30

Bass (Tas)

LIB

3.3

 

104

Fremantle (WA)

ALP

16.8

31

Fisher (Qld)

LIB

3.3

 

105

Cunningham (NSW)

ALP

17.6

32

Longman (Qld)

LIB

3.4

 

106

Aston (Vic)

LIB

18.3

33

Gilmore (NSW)

LIB

3.5

 

107

Kooyong (Vic)

LIB

18.5

34

Dickson (Qld)

LIB

3.6

 

108

Hindmarsh (SA)

LIB

19.2

35

Robertson (NSW)

LIB

3.7

 

109

Throsby (NSW)

ALP

19.3

36

O'Connor (WA)

LIB

3.8

 

110

Perth (WA)

ALP

19.3

37

Dawson (Qld)

NP

4.1

 

111

Higgins (Vic)

LIB

19.5

38

Forrest (WA)

LIB

4.2

 

112

North Sydney (NSW)

LIB

19.8

39

Brand (WA)

ALP

4.2

 

113

Adelaide (SA)

LIB

20.1

40

Charlton (NSW)

ALP

4.4

 

114

Sydney (NSW)

ALP

20.3

41

Coragamite (Vic)

LIB

4.6

 

115

Sturt (SA)

LIB

20.6

42

Flinders (Vic)

LIB

4.7

 

116

Wentworth (NSW)

LIB

20.7

43

Wakefield (SA)

LIB

4.7

 

117

Werriwa (NSW)

ALP

21.0

44

Indi (Vic)

LIB

4.8

 

118

Stirling (WA)

LIB

21.0

45

Herbert (Qld)

LIB

4.9

 

119

Melbourne Ports (Vic)

ALP

23.3

46

Bowman (Qld)

LIB

5.0

 

120

Port Adelaide (SA)

ALP

23.8

47

Grey (SA)

LIB

5.1

 

121

Northern Territory (NT)

LIB

23.8

48

Forde (Qld)

LIB

5.2

 

122

Banks (NSW)

ALP

23.9

49

Macquarie (NSW)

LIB

5.3

 

123

Greenway (NSW)

ALP

25.9

50

Mallee (Vic)

NP

5.7

 

124

Lalor (Vic)

ALP

25.9

51

Murray (Vic)

LIB

5.9

 

125

Parramatta (NSW)

LIB

26.3

52

Pearce (WA)

LIB

6.0

 

126

Chifley (NSW)

ALP

27.1

53

McMillan (Vic)

LIB

6.3

 

127

Bennelong (NSW)

LIB

27.6

54

Kingston (SA)

LIB

6.3

 

128

Chisholm (Vic)

LIB

27.8

55

McEwen (Vic)

LIB

6.4

 

129

Menzies (Vic)

LIB

32.2

56

Riverina (NSW)

NP

6.5

 

130

Melbourne (Vic)

ALP

33.2

57

Dunkley (Vic)

LIB

6.5

 

131

Bruce (Vic)

ALP

35.8

58

Fadden (Qld)

LIB

6.5

 

132

Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

ALP

36.6

59

Petrie (Qld)

LIB

6.7

 

133

Holt (Vic)

ALP

37.0

60

Eden-Monaro (NSW)

LIB

6.9

 

134

Hotham (Vic)

ALP

38.1

61

Canning (WA)

LIB

7.0

 

135

Barton (NSW)

ALP

40.4

62

Lilley (Qld)

LIB

7.3

 

136

Lowe (NSW)

LIB

41.1

63

Denison (Tas)

ALP

7.3

 

137

Wills (Vic)

ALP

42.0

64

La Trobe (Vic)

LIB

7.3

 

138

Calwell (Vic)

ALP

42.8

65

McPherson (Qld)

LIB

7.4

 

139

Batman (Vic)

ALP

43.2

66

Casey (Vic)

LIB

7.4

 

140

Gellibrand (Vic)

ALP

43.8

67

Kennedy (Qld)

NP

7.6

 

141

Grayndler (NSW)

ALP

44.2

68

Newcastle (NSW)

ALP

8.5

 

142

Scullin (Vic)

ALP

44.7

69

Moore (WA)

IND

8.7

 

143

Maribyrnong (Vic)

ALP

48.8

70

Kalgoorlie (WA)

IND

9.6

 

144

Prospect (NSW)

ALP

52.0

71

Moncrieff (Qld)

LIB

10.1

 

145

Reid (NSW)

ALP

52.2

72

Boothby (SA)

LIB

10.4

 

146

Blaxland (NSW)

ALP

53.7

73

Cook (NSW)

LIB

10.5

 

147

Watson (NSW)

ALP

58.7

74

Mackellar (NSW)

LIB

10.5

 

148

Fowler (NSW)

ALP

60.4

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