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Current Issues Brief 4 1998-99

Socio-Economic Indexes for Electoral Divisions

Gerard Newman
Andrew Kopras
Statistics Group
8 December 1998

Contents

 Introduction

Description of the Indexes

Data Limitations

Highlights

Tables

Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage by Electoral Division

Electoral Divisions Ranked by the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage

Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage by Electoral Division

Electoral Divisions Ranked by the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage

Index of Economic Resources by Electoral Division

Electoral Divisions Ranked by the Index of Economic Resources

Index of Education and Occupation by Electoral Division

Electoral Divisions Ranked by Index of Education and Occupation

Endnotes

Appendix

Introduction

This paper provides data on four summary indexes, derived from the 1996 Census of Population and Housing, to measure different aspects of socio-economic conditions for Commonwealth Electoral Divisions.

The five-yearly censuses of population conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) collect data on a broad range of social and economic aspects of the Australian population. Each household is required to answer nearly fifty questions, covering such diverse topics as birthplace, occupation, educational qualifications, method of travel to work and ownership of dwellings. While it is possible to compare Electoral Divisions on the basis of each census variable it is often more useful to compare divisions on the basis of a summary of related variables. The indexes shown in this paper have been derived by the ABS for this purpose. A paper comparing Electoral Divisions on the basis of a number of individual census variables has been published previously by the Parliamentary Library.(1)

This paper shows each Electoral Division ranked on the basis of each index together with a description of each index and some notable features of the rankings. It has been produced from data obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics for Census Collection Districts (CCD) and aggregated to Commonwealth Electoral Divisions using the methodology recommended by the ABS (for details of the aggregation methodology see the Appendix pages 17-19). A more detailed explanation of the indexes is available from an Information Paper published by the ABS.(2)

Data for each index is presented in two tables. The first table shows each Electoral Division in alphabetical order and the second shows each Electoral Division ranked by the index (divisions are ranked from lowest to highest). The political party holding the Electoral Division after the 1998 election is shown on each table.

In the Highlights section of the paper reference is made to the geographic classification of individual Electoral Divisions. The geographic classification used has been devised by the Australian Electoral Commission, which classifies Electoral Divisions into one of four categories: inner-metropolitan; outer-metropolitan; provincial or rural.

Description of the Indexes

There are four indexes shown in this paper. Each index summarises a different aspect of the socio-economic conditions in the Electoral Divisions. The indexes have been obtained by summarising the information from a variety of social and economic variables. While there are similarities in the rankings of the Electoral Divisions, each index uses a different set of underlying variables.

The four indexes are:

  • Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage

  • Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage

  • Index of Economic Resources

  • Index of Education and Occupation.

All the indexes (including the Index of Relative Disadvantage) have been constructed so that relatively advantaged areas have high index values. For the Index of Relative Disadvantage this means that relatively disadvantaged areas have low index numbers. To enable easy recognition of high and low scores, the index scores have been standardised to have a mean of 1000 across all Collection Districts in Australia.

The Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage includes variables that measure relative social and economic well-being. Indicators included are: high income families; professional occupations; tertiary educational qualifications; dwellings owner or being purchased; dwellings with a large number of bedrooms and a large number of motor vehicles. A higher score on this index means that the Electoral Division has a relatively large proportion of people with the above attributes (i.e. high incomes, professional occupations, tertiary qualifications, etc.). Conversely, a lower score on this index means that the Electoral Division has a relatively low proportion of people with these characteristics.

The Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage was constructed by combining two indexes-the Urban Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage and the Rural Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage. Because the index is a combination of two other indexes with slightly different components it should be treated with some caution. See the Appendix to this paper for a further explanation of the construction of the index.

As the name implies the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage is derived from attributes that indicate relative social and economic hardship. Variables included are low income, low educational attainment, unskilled occupations, unemployment, one-parent families, renting households and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. To maintain consistency with the other indexes the Index of Socio-Economic Disadvantage has been inverted so that advantaged Electoral Divisions have a high index score and disadvantaged divisions have a low score. Thus a high score on this index means that the Electoral Division has relatively fewer people with the above attributes, while a low score indicates relatively more people with these attributes.

In most cases Electoral Divisions that have a high score on the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage will also have a high score on the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage. That is, it is possible for an Electoral Division to contain two distinct population groups, one relatively well-off and one relatively less well-off. The Division of Longman in Queensland for example is ranked 74th (i.e. relatively high) on the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage, yet is ranked just 19th (i.e. relatively low) on the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage.

The Index of Economic Resources reflects the profile of the economic resources of families in Electoral Divisions. The indicators summarised in this index reflect the income and expenditure of families. Variables included are: home owner or purchaser households; high family incomes; high mortgage repayments and high rental payments. Variables covering non-income assets such as dwelling size and number of motor vehicles are also included. A high score on this index means that the Electoral Division has a higher proportion of families with these characteristics, while a low score indicates a lower proportion of families with these characteristics.

The Index of Education and Occupation is designed to reflect the educational and occupation of the population in Electoral Divisions. Education variables included in the index are the level of educational qualification attained or whether further study is being undertaken. Occupational variables include the major occupation groups and the unemployed. An Electoral Division with a high score on this index would have a high concentration of people with higher educational qualifications or undertaking further study and persons employed in higher skilled occupations. A low score indicates a concentration of people with low education attainment, low occupation skills or unemployed persons.

A list of the variables included in each index is shown in the Appendix to this paper.

Data Limitations

The indexes contained in this paper are subject to a number of limitations which should be borne in mind when the indexes are used to compare Electoral Divisions.

Firstly, the indexes include only some of the social and economic variables for which data was collected in the 1996 Census of Population and Housing. There are a number of social and economic indicators, such as wealth, savings, health, access to infrastructure, etc. that effect the well being of the population but were not collected in the census and are therefore not included in the indexes. In addition, the indexes include only a limited number of the available census variables. Some notable exclusions from the indexes are age, country of birth, religion and hours of work.

Secondly, the indexes which have been produced depend upon the variables that have been included and the relative weights attached to those variables. The inclusion of a different range of variables or a different weighting pattern would result in a different index score. The indexes included in this paper are only four of the many indexes that could have been produced using census data.

In addition to the above conceptual limitations in the indexes there are a number of technical limitations. Non-response to individual census items may affect the accuracy of the indexes if there is a socio-economic bias to non-response. Persons in non-private dwellings (e.g. boarding houses, etc.) are under-represented in the indexes as the variables pertaining to families and dwellings include only occupied private dwellings. The census results are based on place of enumeration rather than place of usual residence, thus holiday resort areas (e.g. Gold Coast) may be affected.

Other aspects of the indexes that should be borne in mind when comparing the indexes for different Electoral Divisions are that:

  • The indexes are 'ordinal measures' and not 'interval measures'. The indexes can be used to order Electoral Divisions into a ranked order but cannot be used to show that one Division is twice as well off if its index score is twice that of an other Division.

  • The indexes reflect the socio-economic well being of an Electoral Division rather than of individuals. Because all people in an Electoral Division are not identical the index scores do not apply to individuals but rather the way people are summed together for the area.

  • The degree of heterogeneity within a Collection District influences the index score of that Collection District and hence the Electoral Division; the more homogeneous Collection Districts tend towards the extreme index scores.

  • Partly because of the above, the interpretation of the index is more straightforward for Electoral Divisions that have extreme values. For example, it is usually easy to see why an Electoral Division with a high index score has that status, but it is more difficult to draw comparisons between Electoral Divisions with mid-ranked scores.

Highlights

The following section provides comment on the main features of each index. Because of the similar variables used to construct each index there are certain similarities in the rankings of Electoral Divisions for the various indexes. For instance, the division of Bradfield is ranked highest on each index while the divisions of Fowler and Bonython are the two lowest ranked divisions for three out of the four indexes. A number of divisions in the north shore area of Sydney and in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne appear in the top 20 rankings for each index. Similarly a number of rural and outer-metropolitan divisions appear in the bottom 20 rankings for all indexes.

Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage

This index measures the relative social and economic well being of the area. The Electoral Division with the highest index score is the Sydney north shore division of Bradfield, while the division with the lowest score is the outer-suburban Adelaide division of Bonython. The median divisions (index score where there are an equal number of divisions above and below that score) are Longman in Queensland and Gippsland in Victoria.

Most of the 20 highest ranked divisions are located on the north shore of Sydney (Bradfield, Berowra, North Sydney, Warringah, Bennelong and Mackellar) and in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne (Kooyong, Menzies, Higgins and Goldstein). Other divisions to feature in the top 20 are the traditionally well off areas of Brisbane (Ryan) and Perth (Curtin). No South Australian or Tasmanian divisions feature in the top 20. All but three of the top 20 divisions are held by the Liberal Party, the exceptions being the two ACT divisions (Canberra and Fraser) and Melbourne Ports.

Divisions with a low score are typically either outer-suburban or rural. Of the 20 divisions with the lowest score, eight are outer-suburban (Fowler, Chifley and Werriwa in Sydney, Holt in Melbourne, Oxley and Rankin in Brisbane and Bonython and Kingston in Adelaide) and six are rural (Gwydir in New South Wales, Maranoa, Wide Bay and Leichhardt, in Queensland and Grey and Barker in South Australia. Fourteen of the 20 lowest ranked divisions are held by the Labor Party while the six rural divisions are held equally by the Liberal Party and the National Party.

Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage

This index measures the relative social and economic hardship in an area and to a certain extent displays a similar pattern to the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage described above. It should be noted that to maintain consistency with the other indexes this index has inverted so that the higher the index score the better-off an area is while the lower the index score the less well-off an area is. The Electoral Division with the highest score is Bradfield while the division with the lowest score is the outer-suburban Sydney division of Fowler, centred on Cabramatta. The median divisions are Herbert, based on Townsville in north Queensland, and the northern Perth division of Stirling.

As with the Index of Socio-Economic Advantage most of the 20 highest ranked divisions are located on the north shore of Sydney (Bradfield, North Sydney, Berowra, Warringah, Mackellar and Bennelong) or in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne (Kooyong, Higgins, Menzies, Goldstein and Aston). Two southern Sydney divisions (Hughes and Cook) also feature in the top 20 divisions. All but two of the top 20 divisions are held by the Liberal Party, the exceptions once again being the two Labor Party held divisions in the ACT (Canberra and Fraser).

Rural areas are prominent in the lower ranked divisions, reflecting the lower family incomes and lack of educational opportunities in rural Australia. Of the 20 lowest ranked divisions, nine are rural divisions (Cowper, Gwydir, Lyne and Page in New South Wales, Wide Bay, Hinkler and Longman in Queensland, Grey in South Australia and Braddon in Tasmania). Two provincial divisions, Throsby based on Wollongong and Brand in Western Australia, also feature in the bottom 20. Because of the presence of a number of rural divisions political representation in the bottom 20 divisions is more evenly spread than in the Index of Advantage. Twelve divisions are held by the Labor Party, six by the National Party and two by the Liberal Party.

An indication of the lack of homogeneity within a particular Electoral Division can be obtained by comparing the relative positions on the rankings between the two indexes of advantage and disadvantage. For example, if an Electoral Division has a concentration of people who are relatively well off in one part of the division and a concentration of people who are not so well off in another part this will be reflected in a relatively high ranking on the Index of Advantage and a relatively low ranking on the Index of Disadvantage. By this measure the two least homogenous divisions are Longman, located to the north of Brisbane and the inner-suburban Melbourne. Longman is ranked in the middle (74th) on the Index of Advantage yet is ranked only 19th on the Index of Disadvantage. Although Longman is classified as a rural division its southern boundary does contain some outer-suburbs of Brisbane and it would be the disparity in incomes between the suburban and rural components that influence the division's different ranking. The situation in the division of Melbourne is typical of inner-metropolitan areas containing a mixture of well off suburbs and not so well off suburbs. The division of Melbourne is ranked in the top third (105th) of divisions on the Index of Advantage and is ranked 55th on the index of Disadvantage. Other divisions to display a wide discrepancy are: Blair in Queensland and Cowper; Page and Gilmore in New South Wales.

Index of Economic Resources

This index measures the economic resources or income and expenditure patterns of families. Not surprisingly the distribution of Electoral Divisions in this index are very similar to the distribution in the Indexes of Advantage and Disadvantage. Once again the Electoral Division with the highest index score is Bradfield in Sydney, while the division with the lowest score is the South Australian rural division of Grey. The median divisions are Werriwa in south-western Sydney and Kingston in southern Adelaide.

As with the Indexes of Advantage and Disadvantage the top 20 places in the rankings for this index are dominated by divisions located in the well-off suburbs in the capital cities, although neither Adelaide nor Hobart divisions are included in the top 20. All but two of the top 20 divisions are held by the Liberal Party, the exceptions being Canberra and the north-eastern Melbourne division of Jagajaga.

At the bottom end of the rankings rural divisions predominate, reflecting low family incomes and low rental and mortgage payments in rural Australia. The Index of Economic Resources is the only index where the Coalition parties hold more divisions in the bottom 20 than the Labor Party. The preponderance of rural divisions at the lower end of the rankings is further emphasised by the fact that the National Party holds no divisions with a score above the median.

Index of Education and Occupation

This index is designed to measure the educational attainment and occupational status of the population. Like the other indexes a familiar pattern emerges. The division with the highest ranking is Bradfield, while the division with the lowest ranking is Bonython. The median divisions are the south-eastern Melbourne division of Isaacs and the south-eastern Brisbane division of Fadden.

Once again the top 20 places in the rankings for this index are dominated by divisions located on the north shore of Sydney and in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. However, there are a number of divisions appearing in the top 20 for this index that are not in the top 20 for the other indexes. These divisions are: Sydney; Melbourne; Brisbane and the eastern suburbs of Melbourne division of Chisholm. The high ranking for these divisions is probably a function of the location of tertiary education institutions in or near these divisions. Given the more diverse spread of divisions in the top 20 it is not surprising to find that the political complexion is also more evenly spread. Of the top 20 divisions, the Liberal Party holds 13, while the Labor Party holds seven.

Rural divisions make up the majority of the divisions at the bottom end of the rankings, reflecting the lack of tertiary education opportunities and professional occupational groups in rural Australia. Perhaps reflecting the gentrification of the inner suburbs of the capital cities, no inner-metropolitan divisions are in the bottom 20. Out of the 20 divisions at the bottom of the rankings, the Labor Party holds 11 divisions, while the National Party holds five and the Liberal Party four.

Endnotes

  1. A Kopras, Electorate Rankings: Census 1996, Background Paper No. 14 1997-98, Department of the Parliamentary Library, 1998.

  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics, 1996 Census of Population and Housing: Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas, Information Paper, Cat.No. 2039.0 ABS Canberra, 1998.

    Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage by Electoral Division


    1997 Electoral Boundaries
    1996 Census of Population and Housing

    Electoral Division

    Party

    Index

    Electoral Division

    Party

    Index

    Adelaide (SA)

    LIB

    1,033.1

    Hunter (NSW)

    ALP

    964.1

    Aston (Vic)

    LIB

    1,055.4

    Indi (Vic)

    LIB

    983.4

    Ballarat (Vic)

    LIB

    999.9

    Isaacs (Vic)

    ALP

    969.1

    Banks (NSW)

    ALP

    1,005.4

    Jagajaga (Vic)

    ALP

    1,065.6

    Barker (SA)

    LIB

    950.1

    Kalgoorlie (WA)

    LIB

    956.2

    Barton (NSW)

    ALP

    1,005.5

    Kennedy (Qld)

    NP

    953.8

    Bass (Tas)

    ALP

    975.6

    Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

    ALP

    991.5

    Batman (Vic)

    ALP

    961.2

    Kingston (SA)

    ALP

    949.5

    Bendigo (Vic)

    ALP

    995.7

    Kooyong (Vic)

    LIB

    1,168.2

    Bennelong (NSW)

    LIB

    1,083.7

    Lalor (Vic)

    ALP

    960.0

    Berowra (NSW)

    LIB

    1,149.0

    La Trobe (Vic)

    LIB

    1,022.6

    Blair (Qld)

    LIB

    983.9

    Leichhardt (Qld)

    LIB

    950.4

    Blaxland (NSW)

    ALP

    936.4

    Lilley (Qld)

    ALP

    997.3

    Bonython (SA)

    ALP

    889.7

    Lindsay (NSW)

    LIB

    983.5

    Boothby (SA)

    LIB

    1,053.2

    Longman (Qld)

    LIB

    985.7

    Bowman (Qld)

    ALP

    999.5

    Lowe (NSW)

    ALP

    1,052.8

    Braddon (Tas)

    ALP

    960.4

    Lyne (NSW)

    NP

    971.7

    Bradfield (NSW)

    LIB

    1,261.4

    Lyons (Tas)

    ALP

    979.2

    Brand (WA)

    ALP

    978.8

    Macarthur (NSW)

    LIB

    1,017.3

    Brisbane (Qld)

    ALP

    1,043.1

    Mackellar (NSW)

    LIB

    1,081.5

    Bruce (Vic)

    ALP

    1,038.3

    Macquarie (NSW)

    LIB

    1,039.1

    Burke (Vic)

    ALP

    1,004.3

    Makin (SA)

    LIB

    978.1

    Calare (NSW)

    IND

    983.5

    Mallee (Vic)

    NP

    958.6

    Calwell (Vic)

    ALP

    963.6

    Maranoa (Qld)

    NP

    938.6

    Canberra (ACT)

    ALP

    1,097.5

    Maribyrnong (Vic)

    ALP

    979.2

    Canning (WA)

    ALP

    979.6

    Mayo (SA)

    LIB

    1,061.1

    Capricornia (Qld)

    ALP

    965.2

    McEwen (Vic)

    LIB

    1,018.8

    Casey (Vic)

    LIB

    1,016.9

    McMillan (Vic)

    ALP

    983.6

    Charlton (NSW)

    ALP

    982.1

    McPherson (Qld)

    LIB

    978.4

    Chifley (NSW)

    ALP

    907.7

    Melbourne (Vic)

    ALP

    1,018.6

    Chisholm (Vic)

    ALP

    1,060.5

    Melbourne Ports (Vic)

    ALP

    1,068.5

    Cook (NSW)

    LIB

    1,068.5

    Menzies (Vic)

    LIB

    1,145.2

    Corangamite (Vic)

    LIB

    1,026.4

    Mitchell (NSW)

    LIB

    1,176.3

    Corio (Vic)

    ALP

    959.9

    Moncrieff (Qld)

    LIB

    974.6

    Cowan (WA)

    ALP

    1,028.5

    Moore (WA)

    LIB

    1,060.3

    Cowper (NSW)

    NP

    978.2

    Moreton (Qld)

    LIB

    1,048.5

    Cunningham (NSW)

    ALP

    1,009.5

    Murray (Vic)

    LIB

    959.2

    Curtin (WA)

    LIB

    1,143.0

    Newcastle (NSW)

    ALP

    987.6

    Dawson (Qld)

    NP

    954.0

    New England (NSW)

    NP

    984.0

    Deakin (Vic)

    LIB

    1,042.2

    North Sydney (NSW)

    LIB

    1,145.5

    Denison (Tas)

    ALP

    1,010.1

    Northern Territory (NT)

    ALP

    954.5

    Dickson (Qld)

    ALP

    1,022.5

    O'Connor (WA)

    LIB

    955.8

    Dobell (NSW)

    ALP

    980.3

    Oxley (Qld)

    ALP

    927.7

    Dunkley (Vic)

    LIB

    1,003.1

    Page (NSW)

    NP

    979.7

    Eden-Monaro (NSW)

    LIB

    1,001.7

    Parkes (NSW)

    NP

    957.2

    Fadden (Qld)

    LIB

    1,013.7

    Parramatta (NSW)

    LIB

    1,033.6

    Fairfax (Qld)

    LIB

    986.5

    Paterson (NSW)

    ALP

    981.4

    Farrer (NSW)

    NP

    964.7

    Pearce (WA)

    LIB

    1,056.8

    Fisher (Qld)

    LIB

    982.4

    Perth (WA)

    ALP

    991.9

    Flinders (Vic)

    LIB

    996.1

    Petrie (Qld)

    LIB

    1,001.6

    Forde (Qld)

    LIB

    989.5

    Port Adelaide (SA)

    ALP

    938.4

    Forrest (WA)

    LIB

    981.6

    Prospect (NSW)

    ALP

    956.3

    Fowler (NSW)

    ALP

    900.0

    Rankin (Qld)

    ALP

    946.7

    Franklin (Tas)

    ALP

    1,000.0

    Reid (NSW)

    ALP

    924.0

    Fraser (ACT)

    ALP

    1,091.6

    Richmond (NSW)

    NP

    979.9

    Fremantle (WA)

    ALP

    1,015.7

    Riverina (NSW)

    NP

    968.4

    Gellibrand (Vic)

    ALP

    945.3

    Robertson (NSW)

    LIB

    992.8

    Gilmore (NSW)

    LIB

    1,004.2

    Ryan (Qld)

    LIB

    1,151.0

    Gippsland (Vic)

    NP

    985.9

    Scullin (Vic)

    ALP

    975.4

    Goldstein (Vic)

    LIB

    1,111.3

    Shortland (NSW)

    ALP

    976.6

    Grayndler (NSW)

    ALP

    985.9

    Stirling (WA)

    ALP

    1,015.8

    Greenway (NSW)

    ALP

    973.1

    Sturt (SA)

    LIB

    1,041.7

    Grey (SA)

    LIB

    937.8

    Swan (WA)

    ALP

    993.5

    Griffith (Qld)

    ALP

    1,036.8

    Sydney (NSW)

    ALP

    1,043.3

    Groom (Qld)

    LIB

    984.5

    Tangney (WA)

    LIB

    1,110.9

    Gwydir (NSW)

    NP

    944.0

    Throsby (NSW)

    ALP

    939.0

    Herbert (Qld)

    LIB

    967.5

    Wakefield (SA)

    LIB

    979.8

    Higgins (Vic)

    LIB

    1,123.6

    Wannon (Vic)

    LIB

    967.6

    Hindmarsh (SA)

    LIB

    984.1

    Warringah (NSW)

    LIB

    1,120.2

    Hinkler (Qld)

    NP

    954.0

    Watson (NSW)

    ALP

    951.0

    Holt (Vic)

    ALP

    939.7

    Wentworth (NSW)

    LIB

    1,098.2

    Hotham (Vic)

    ALP

    987.7

    Werriwa (NSW)

    ALP

    938.0

    Hughes (NSW)

    LIB

    1,076.1

    Wide Bay (Qld)

    NP

    950.2

    Hume (NSW)

    LIB

    973.7

    Wills (Vic)

    ALP

    978.7

    Electoral Divisions Ranked by the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage


    1997 Electoral Boundaries
    1996 Census of Population and Housing

    Rank

    Electoral Division

    Party

    Index

    Rank

    Electoral Division

    Party

    Index

    1

    Bonython (SA)

    ALP

    889.7

    75

    Gippsland (Vic)

    NP

    985.9

    2

    Fowler (NSW)

    ALP

    900.0

    76

    Grayndler (NSW)

    ALP

    985.9

    3

    Chifley (NSW)

    ALP

    907.7

    77

    Fairfax (Qld)

    LIB

    986.5

    4

    Reid (NSW)

    ALP

    924.0

    78

    Newcastle (NSW)

    ALP

    987.6

    5

    Oxley (Qld)

    ALP

    927.7

    79

    Hotham (Vic)

    ALP

    987.7

    6

    Blaxland (NSW)

    ALP

    936.4

    80

    Forde (Qld)

    LIB

    989.5

    7

    Grey (SA)

    LIB

    937.8

    81

    Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

    ALP

    991.5

    8

    Werriwa (NSW)

    ALP

    938.0

    82

    Perth (WA)

    ALP

    991.9

    9

    Port Adelaide (SA)

    ALP

    938.4

    83

    Robertson (NSW)

    LIB

    992.8

    10

    Maranoa (Qld)

    NP

    938.6

    84

    Swan (WA)

    ALP

    993.5

    11

    Throsby (NSW)

    ALP

    939.0

    85

    Bendigo (Vic)

    ALP

    995.7

    12

    Holt (Vic)

    ALP

    939.7

    86

    Flinders (Vic)

    LIB

    996.1

    13

    Gwydir (NSW)

    NP

    944.0

    87

    Lilley (Qld)

    ALP

    997.3

    14

    Gellibrand (Vic)

    ALP

    945.3

    88

    Bowman (Qld)

    ALP

    999.5

    15

    Rankin (Qld)

    ALP

    946.7

    89

    Ballarat (Vic)

    LIB

    999.9

    16

    Kingston (SA)

    ALP

    949.5

    90

    Franklin (Tas)

    ALP

    1000.0

    17

    Barker (SA)

    LIB

    950.1

    91

    Petrie (Qld)

    LIB

    1001.6

    18

    Wide Bay (Qld)

    NP

    950.2

    92

    Eden-Monaro (NSW)

    LIB

    1001.7

    19

    Leichhardt (Qld)

    LIB

    950.4

    93

    Dunkley (Vic)

    LIB

    1003.1

    20

    Watson (NSW)

    ALP

    951.0

    94

    Gilmore (NSW)

    LIB

    1004.2

    21

    Kennedy (Qld)

    NP

    953.8

    95

    Burke (Vic)

    ALP

    1004.3

    22

    Hinkler (Qld)

    NP

    954.0

    96

    Banks (NSW)

    ALP

    1005.4

    23

    Dawson (Qld)

    NP

    954.0

    97

    Barton (NSW)

    ALP

    1005.5

    24

    Northern Territory (NT)

    ALP

    954.5

    98

    Cunningham (NSW)

    ALP

    1009.5

    25

    O'Connor (WA)

    LIB

    955.8

    99

    Denison (Tas)

    ALP

    1010.1

    26

    Kalgoorlie (WA)

    LIB

    956.2

    100

    Fadden (Qld)

    LIB

    1013.7

    27

    Prospect (NSW)

    ALP

    956.3

    101

    Fremantle (WA)

    ALP

    1015.7

    28

    Parkes (NSW)

    NP

    957.2

    102

    Stirling (WA)

    ALP

    1015.8

    29

    Mallee (Vic)

    NP

    958.6

    103

    Casey (Vic)

    LIB

    1016.9

    30

    Murray (Vic)

    LIB

    959.2

    104

    Macarthur (NSW)

    LIB

    1017.3

    31

    Corio (Vic)

    ALP

    959.9

    105

    Melbourne (Vic)

    ALP

    1018.6

    32

    Lalor (Vic)

    ALP

    960.0

    106

    McEwen (Vic)

    LIB

    1018.8

    33

    Braddon (Tas)

    ALP

    960.4

    107

    Dickson (Qld)

    ALP

    1022.5

    34

    Batman (Vic)

    ALP

    961.2

    108

    La Trobe (Vic)

    LIB

    1022.6

    35

    Calwell (Vic)

    ALP

    963.6

    109

    Corangamite (Vic)

    LIB

    1026.4

    36

    Hunter (NSW)

    ALP

    964.1

    110

    Cowan (WA)

    ALP

    1028.5

    37

    Farrer (NSW)

    NP

    964.7

    111

    Adelaide (SA)

    LIB

    1033.1

    38

    Capricornia (Qld)

    ALP

    965.2

    112

    Parramatta (NSW)

    LIB

    1033.6

    39

    Herbert (Qld)

    LIB

    967.5

    113

    Griffith (Qld)

    ALP

    1036.8

    40

    Wannon (Vic)

    LIB

    967.6

    114

    Bruce (Vic)

    ALP

    1038.3

    41

    Riverina (NSW)

    NP

    968.4

    115

    Macquarie (NSW)

    LIB

    1039.1

    42

    Isaacs (Vic)

    ALP

    969.1

    116

    Sturt (SA)

    LIB

    1041.7

    43

    Lyne (NSW)

    NP

    971.7

    117

    Deakin (Vic)

    LIB

    1042.2

    44

    Greenway (NSW)

    ALP

    973.1

    118

    Brisbane (Qld)

    ALP

    1043.1

    45

    Hume (NSW)

    LIB

    973.7

    119

    Sydney (NSW)

    ALP

    1043.3

    46

    Moncrieff (Qld)

    LIB

    974.6

    120

    Moreton (Qld)

    LIB

    1048.5

    47

    Scullin (Vic)

    ALP

    975.4

    121

    Lowe (NSW)

    ALP

    1052.8

    48

    Bass (Tas)

    ALP

    975.6

    122

    Boothby (SA)

    LIB

    1053.2

    49

    Shortland (NSW)

    ALP

    976.6

    123

    Aston (Vic)

    LIB

    1055.4

    50

    Makin (SA)

    LIB

    978.1

    124

    Pearce (WA)

    LIB

    1056.8

    51

    Cowper (NSW)

    NP

    978.2

    125

    Moore (WA)

    LIB

    1060.3

    52

    McPherson (Qld)

    LIB

    978.4

    126

    Chisholm (Vic)

    ALP

    1060.5

    53

    Wills (Vic)

    ALP

    978.7

    127

    Mayo (SA)

    LIB

    1061.1

    54

    Brand (WA)

    ALP

    978.8

    128

    Jagajaga (Vic)

    ALP

    1065.6

    55

    Lyons (Tas)

    ALP

    979.2

    129

    Melbourne Ports (Vic)

    ALP

    1068.5

    56

    Maribyrnong (Vic)

    ALP

    979.2

    130

    Cook (NSW)

    LIB

    1068.5

    57

    Canning (WA)

    ALP

    979.6

    131

    Hughes (NSW)

    LIB

    1076.1

    58

    Page (NSW)

    NP

    979.7

    132

    Mackellar (NSW)

    LIB

    1081.5

    59

    Wakefield (SA)

    LIB

    979.8

    133

    Bennelong (NSW)

    LIB

    1083.7

    60

    Richmond (NSW)

    NP

    979.9

    134

    Fraser (ACT)

    ALP

    1091.6

    61

    Dobell (NSW)

    ALP

    980.3

    135

    Canberra (ACT)

    ALP

    1097.5

    62

    Paterson (NSW)

    ALP

    981.4

    136

    Wentworth (NSW)

    LIB

    1098.2

    63

    Forrest (WA)

    LIB

    981.6

    137

    Tangney (WA)

    LIB

    1110.9

    64

    Charlton (NSW)

    ALP

    982.1

    138

    Goldstein (Vic)

    LIB

    1111.3

    65

    Fisher (Qld)

    LIB

    982.4

    139

    Warringah (NSW)

    LIB

    1120.2

    66

    Indi (Vic)

    LIB

    983.4

    140

    Higgins (Vic)

    LIB

    1123.6

    67

    Calare (NSW)

    IND

    983.5

    141

    Curtin (WA)

    LIB

    1143.0

    68

    Lindsay (NSW)

    LIB

    983.5

    142

    Menzies (Vic)

    LIB

    1145.2

    69

    McMillan (Vic)

    ALP

    983.6

    143

    North Sydney (NSW)

    LIB

    1145.5

    70

    Blair (Qld)

    LIB

    983.9

    144

    Berowra (NSW)

    LIB

    1149.0

    71

    New England (NSW)

    NP

    984.0

    145

    Ryan (Qld)

    LIB

    1151.0

    72

    Hindmarsh (SA)

    LIB

    984.1

    146

    Kooyong (Vic)

    LIB

    1168.2

    73

    Groom (Qld)

    LIB

    984.5

    147

    Mitchell (NSW)

    LIB

    1176.3

    74

    Longman (Qld)

    LIB

    985.7

    148

    Bradfield (NSW)

    LIB

    1261.4

    Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage by Electoral Division


    1997 Electoral Boundaries
    1996 Census of Population and Housing

    Electoral Division

    Party

    Index

    Electoral Division

    Party

    Index

    Adelaide (SA)

    LIB

    1,017.7

    Hunter (NSW)

    ALP

    960.3

    Aston (Vic)

    LIB

    1,074.3

    Indi (Vic)

    LIB

    1,002.5

    Ballarat (Vic)

    LIB

    988.3

    Isaacs (Vic)

    ALP

    1,014.1

    Banks (NSW)

    ALP

    1,008.1

    Jagajaga (Vic)

    ALP

    1,068.8

    Barker (SA)

    LIB

    963.1

    Kalgoorlie (WA)

    LIB

    966.4

    Barton (NSW)

    ALP

    1,019.2

    Kennedy (Qld)

    NP

    959.9

    Bass (Tas)

    ALP

    969.2

    Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

    ALP

    1,007.9

    Batman (Vic)

    ALP

    945.6

    Kingston (SA)

    ALP

    983.7

    Bendigo (Vic)

    ALP

    979.1

    Kooyong (Vic)

    LIB

    1,135.1

    Bennelong (NSW)

    LIB

    1,086.9

    Lalor (Vic)

    ALP

    998.4

    Berowra (NSW)

    LIB

    1,127.7

    La Trobe (Vic)

    LIB

    1,058.7

    Blair (Qld)

    LIB

    959.6

    Leichhardt (Qld)

    LIB

    983.0

    Blaxland (NSW)

    ALP

    942.4

    Lilley (Qld)

    ALP

    1,001.3

    Bonython (SA)

    ALP

    878.3

    Lindsay (NSW)

    LIB

    1,025.1

    Boothby (SA)

    LIB

    1,047.5

    Longman (Qld)

    LIB

    951.6

    Bowman (Qld)

    ALP

    1,007.8

    Lowe (NSW)

    ALP

    1,049.8

    Braddon (Tas)

    ALP

    943.9

    Lyne (NSW)

    NP

    950.4

    Bradfield (NSW)

    LIB

    1,169.7

    Lyons (Tas)

    ALP

    956.3

    Brand (WA)

    ALP

    946.4

    Macarthur (NSW)

    LIB

    1,026.4

    Brisbane (Qld)

    ALP

    1,040.1

    Mackellar (NSW)

    LIB

    1,096.6

    Bruce (Vic)

    ALP

    1,022.9

    Macquarie (NSW)

    LIB

    1,049.8

    Burke (Vic)

    ALP

    1,026.8

    Makin (SA)

    LIB

    1,018.8

    Calare (NSW)

    IND

    986.6

    Mallee (Vic)

    NP

    989.8

    Calwell (Vic)

    ALP

    979.7

    Maranoa (Qld)

    NP

    965.2

    Canberra (ACT)

    ALP

    1,102.5

    Maribyrnong (Vic)

    ALP

    975.2

    Canning (WA)

    ALP

    972.9

    Mayo (SA)

    LIB

    1,063.1

    Capricornia (Qld)

    ALP

    973.7

    McEwen (Vic)

    LIB

    1,030.3

    Casey (Vic)

    LIB

    1,055.3

    McMillan (Vic)

    ALP

    983.5

    Charlton (NSW)

    ALP

    981.4

    McPherson (Qld)

    LIB

    979.8

    Chifley (NSW)

    ALP

    932.4

    Melbourne (Vic)

    ALP

    980.1

    Chisholm (Vic)

    ALP

    1,054.0

    Melbourne Ports (Vic)

    ALP

    1,067.8

    Cook (NSW)

    LIB

    1,073.1

    Menzies (Vic)

    LIB

    1,099.8

    Corangamite (Vic)

    LIB

    1,032.7

    Mitchell (NSW)

    LIB

    1,126.1

    Corio (Vic)

    ALP

    961.7

    Moncrieff (Qld)

    LIB

    990.0

    Cowan (WA)

    ALP

    1,021.9

    Moore (WA)

    LIB

    1,057.0

    Cowper (NSW)

    NP

    943.1

    Moreton (Qld)

    LIB

    1,036.9

    Cunningham (NSW)

    ALP

    1,002.0

    Murray (Vic)

    LIB

    991.2

    Curtin (WA)

    LIB

    1,100.6

    Newcastle (NSW)

    ALP

    968.1

    Dawson (Qld)

    NP

    975.9

    New England (NSW)

    NP

    991.7

    Deakin (Vic)

    LIB

    1,055.2

    North Sydney (NSW)

    LIB

    1,132.5

    Denison (Tas)

    ALP

    1,014.7

    Northern Territory (NT)

    ALP

    962.1

    Dickson (Qld)

    ALP

    1,045.3

    O'Connor (WA)

    LIB

    981.8

    Dobell (NSW)

    ALP

    981.7

    Oxley (Qld)

    ALP

    933.9

    Dunkley (Vic)

    LIB

    1,015.4

    Page (NSW)

    NP

    953.9

    Eden-Monaro (NSW)

    LIB

    1,006.6

    Parkes (NSW)

    NP

    957.9

    Fadden (Qld)

    LIB

    1,020.1

    Parramatta (NSW)

    LIB

    1,039.6

    Fairfax (Qld)

    LIB

    966.3

    Paterson (NSW)

    ALP

    972.5

    Farrer (NSW)

    NP

    993.9

    Pearce (WA)

    LIB

    1,031.4

    Fisher (Qld)

    LIB

    971.8

    Perth (WA)

    ALP

    982.5

    Flinders (Vic)

    LIB

    996.1

    Petrie (Qld)

    LIB

    996.0

    Forde (Qld)

    LIB

    975.5

    Port Adelaide (SA)

    ALP

    916.2

    Forrest (WA)

    LIB

    979.4

    Prospect (NSW)

    ALP

    957.3

    Fowler (NSW)

    ALP

    877.7

    Rankin (Qld)

    ALP

    961.8

    Franklin (Tas)

    ALP

    984.2

    Reid (NSW)

    ALP

    939.3

    Fraser (ACT)

    ALP

    1,078.7

    Richmond (NSW)

    NP

    959.3

    Fremantle (WA)

    ALP

    993.8

    Riverina (NSW)

    NP

    994.6

    Gellibrand (Vic)

    ALP

    914.4

    Robertson (NSW)

    LIB

    999.3

    Gilmore (NSW)

    LIB

    980.0

    Ryan (Qld)

    LIB

    1,114.0

    Gippsland (Vic)

    NP

    989.2

    Scullin (Vic)

    ALP

    1,000.0

    Goldstein (Vic)

    LIB

    1,097.6

    Shortland (NSW)

    ALP

    960.2

    Grayndler (NSW)

    ALP

    1,002.4

    Stirling (WA)

    ALP

    992.7

    Greenway (NSW)

    ALP

    1,000.5

    Sturt (SA)

    LIB

    1,024.7

    Grey (SA)

    LIB

    940.6

    Swan (WA)

    ALP

    988.1

    Griffith (Qld)

    ALP

    1,035.2

    Sydney (NSW)

    ALP

    1,024.9

    Groom (Qld)

    LIB

    995.8

    Tangney (WA)

    LIB

    1,078.4

    Gwydir (NSW)

    NP

    943.5

    Throsby (NSW)

    ALP

    936.3

    Herbert (Qld)

    LIB

    991.9

    Wakefield (SA)

    LIB

    969.7

    Higgins (Vic)

    LIB

    1,104.6

    Wannon (Vic)

    LIB

    997.2

    Hindmarsh (SA)

    LIB

    989.9

    Warringah (NSW)

    LIB

    1,113.6

    Hinkler (Qld)

    NP

    944.0

    Watson (NSW)

    ALP

    977.2

    Holt (Vic)

    ALP

    969.9

    Wentworth (NSW)

    LIB

    1,106.8

    Hotham (Vic)

    ALP

    996.0

    Werriwa (NSW)

    ALP

    958.4

    Hughes (NSW)

    LIB

    1,094.9

    Wide Bay (Qld)

    NP

    923.9

    Hume (NSW)

    LIB

    984.5

    Wills (Vic)

    ALP

    972.9

    Electoral Divisions Ranked by the Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage


    1997 Electoral Boundaries
    1996 Census of Population and Housing

    Rank

    Electoral Division

    Party

    Index

    Rank

    Electoral Division

    Party

    Index

    1

    Fowler (NSW)

    ALP

    877.7

    75

    Stirling (WA)

    ALP

    992.7

    2

    Bonython (SA)

    ALP

    878.3

    76

    Fremantle (WA)

    ALP

    993.8

    3

    Gellibrand (Vic)

    ALP

    914.4

    77

    Farrer (NSW)

    NP

    993.9

    4

    Port Adelaide (SA)

    ALP

    916.2

    78

    Riverina (NSW)

    NP

    994.6

    5

    Wide Bay (Qld)

    NP

    923.9

    79

    Groom (Qld)

    LIB

    995.8

    6

    Chifley (NSW)

    ALP

    932.4

    80

    Petrie (Qld)

    LIB

    996.0

    7

    Oxley (Qld)

    ALP

    933.9

    81

    Hotham (Vic)

    ALP

    996.0

    8

    Throsby (NSW)

    ALP

    936.3

    82

    Flinders (Vic)

    LIB

    996.1

    9

    Reid (NSW)

    ALP

    939.3

    83

    Wannon (Vic)

    LIB

    997.2

    10

    Grey (SA)

    LIB

    940.6

    84

    Lalor (Vic)

    ALP

    998.4

    11

    Blaxland (NSW)

    ALP

    942.4

    85

    Robertson (NSW)

    LIB

    999.3

    12

    Cowper (NSW)

    NP

    943.1

    86

    Scullin (Vic)

    ALP

    1000.0

    13

    Gwydir (NSW)

    NP

    943.5

    87

    Greenway (NSW)

    ALP

    1000.5

    14

    Braddon (Tas)

    ALP

    943.9

    88

    Lilley (Qld)

    ALP

    1001.3

    15

    Hinkler (Qld)

    NP

    944.0

    89

    Cunningham (NSW)

    ALP

    1002.0

    16

    Batman (Vic)

    ALP

    945.6

    90

    Grayndler (NSW)

    ALP

    1002.4

    17

    Brand (WA)

    ALP

    946.4

    91

    Indi (Vic)

    LIB

    1002.5

    18

    Lyne (NSW)

    NP

    950.4

    92

    Eden-Monaro (NSW)

    LIB

    1006.6

    19

    Longman (Qld)

    LIB

    951.6

    93

    Bowman (Qld)

    ALP

    1007.8

    20

    Page (NSW)

    NP

    953.9

    94

    Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

    ALP

    1007.9

    21

    Lyons (Tas)

    ALP

    956.3

    95

    Banks (NSW)

    ALP

    1008.1

    22

    Prospect (NSW)

    ALP

    957.3

    96

    Isaacs (Vic)

    ALP

    1014.1

    23

    Parkes (NSW)

    NP

    957.9

    97

    Denison (Tas)

    ALP

    1014.7

    24

    Werriwa (NSW)

    ALP

    958.4

    98

    Dunkley (Vic)

    LIB

    1015.4

    25

    Richmond (NSW)

    NP

    959.3

    99

    Adelaide (SA)

    LIB

    1017.7

    26

    Blair (Qld)

    LIB

    959.6

    100

    Makin (SA)

    LIB

    1018.8

    27

    Kennedy (Qld)

    NP

    959.9

    101

    Barton (NSW)

    ALP

    1019.2

    28

    Shortland (NSW)

    ALP

    960.2

    102

    Fadden (Qld)

    LIB

    1020.1

    29

    Hunter (NSW)

    ALP

    960.3

    103

    Cowan (WA)

    ALP

    1021.9

    30

    Corio (Vic)

    ALP

    961.7

    104

    Bruce (Vic)

    ALP

    1022.9

    31

    Rankin (Qld)

    ALP

    961.8

    105

    Sturt (SA)

    LIB

    1024.7

    32

    Northern Territory (NT)

    ALP

    962.1

    106

    Sydney (NSW)

    ALP

    1024.9

    33

    Barker (SA)

    LIB

    963.1

    107

    Lindsay (NSW)

    LIB

    1025.1

    34

    Maranoa (Qld)

    NP

    965.2

    108

    Macarthur (NSW)

    LIB

    1026.4

    35

    Fairfax (Qld)

    LIB

    966.3

    109

    Burke (Vic)

    ALP

    1026.8

    36

    Kalgoorlie (WA)

    LIB

    966.4

    110

    McEwen (Vic)

    LIB

    1030.3

    37

    Newcastle (NSW)

    ALP

    968.1

    111

    Pearce (WA)

    LIB

    1031.4

    38

    Bass (Tas)

    ALP

    969.2

    112

    Corangamite (Vic)

    LIB

    1032.7

    39

    Wakefield (SA)

    LIB

    969.7

    113

    Griffith (Qld)

    ALP

    1035.2

    40

    Holt (Vic)

    ALP

    969.9

    114

    Moreton (Qld)

    LIB

    1036.9

    41

    Fisher (Qld)

    LIB

    971.8

    115

    Parramatta (NSW)

    LIB

    1039.6

    42

    Paterson (NSW)

    ALP

    972.5

    116

    Brisbane (Qld)

    ALP

    1040.1

    43

    Canning (WA)

    ALP

    972.9

    117

    Dickson (Qld)

    ALP

    1045.3

    44

    Wills (Vic)

    ALP

    972.9

    118

    Boothby (SA)

    LIB

    1047.5

    45

    Capricornia (Qld)

    ALP

    973.7

    119

    Macquarie (NSW)

    LIB

    1049.8

    46

    Maribyrnong (Vic)

    ALP

    975.2

    120

    Lowe (NSW)

    ALP

    1049.8

    47

    Forde (Qld)

    LIB

    975.5

    121

    Chisholm (Vic)

    ALP

    1054.0

    48

    Dawson (Qld)

    NP

    975.9

    122

    Deakin (Vic)

    LIB

    1055.2

    49

    Watson (NSW)

    ALP

    977.2

    123

    Casey (Vic)

    LIB

    1055.3

    50

    Bendigo (Vic)

    ALP

    979.1

    124

    Moore (WA)

    LIB

    1057.0

    51

    Forrest (WA)

    LIB

    979.4

    125

    La Trobe (Vic)

    LIB

    1058.7

    52

    Calwell (Vic)

    ALP

    979.7

    126

    Mayo (SA)

    LIB

    1063.1

    53

    McPherson (Qld)

    LIB

    979.8

    127

    Melbourne Ports (Vic)

    ALP

    1067.8

    54

    Gilmore (NSW)

    LIB

    980.0

    128

    Jagajaga (Vic)

    ALP

    1068.8

    55

    Melbourne (Vic)

    ALP

    980.1

    129

    Cook (NSW)

    LIB

    1073.1

    56

    Charlton (NSW)

    ALP

    981.4

    130

    Aston (Vic)

    LIB

    1074.3

    57

    Dobell (NSW)

    ALP

    981.7

    131

    Tangney (WA)

    LIB

    1078.4

    58

    O'Connor (WA)

    LIB

    981.8

    132

    Fraser (ACT)

    ALP

    1078.7

    59

    Perth (WA)

    ALP

    982.5

    133

    Bennelong (NSW)

    LIB

    1086.9

    60

    Leichhardt (Qld)

    LIB

    983.0

    134

    Hughes (NSW)

    LIB

    1094.9

    61

    McMillan (Vic)

    ALP

    983.5

    135

    Mackellar (NSW)

    LIB

    1096.6

    62

    Kingston (SA)

    ALP

    983.7

    136

    Goldstein (Vic)

    LIB

    1097.6

    63

    Franklin (Tas)

    ALP

    984.2

    137

    Menzies (Vic)

    LIB

    1099.8

    64

    Hume (NSW)

    LIB

    984.5

    138

    Curtin (WA)

    LIB

    1100.6

    65

    Calare (NSW)

    IND

    986.6

    139

    Canberra (ACT)

    ALP

    1102.5

    66

    Swan (WA)

    ALP

    988.1

    140

    Higgins (Vic)

    LIB

    1104.6

    67

    Ballarat (Vic)

    LIB

    988.3

    141

    Wentworth (NSW)

    LIB

    1106.8

    68

    Gippsland (Vic)

    NP

    989.2

    142

    Warringah (NSW)

    LIB

    1113.6

    69

    Mallee (Vic)

    NP

    989.8

    143

    Ryan (Qld)

    LIB

    1114.0

    70

    Hindmarsh (SA)

    LIB

    989.9

    144

    Mitchell (NSW)

    LIB

    1126.1

    71

    Moncrieff (Qld)

    LIB

    990.0

    145

    Berowra (NSW)

    LIB

    1127.7

    72

    Murray (Vic)

    LIB

    991.2

    146

    North Sydney (NSW)

    LIB

    1132.5

    73

    New England (NSW)

    NP

    991.7

    147

    Kooyong (Vic)

    LIB

    1135.1

    74

    Herbert (Qld)

    LIB

    991.9

    148

    Bradfield (NSW)

    LIB

    1169.7

    Index of Economic Resources by Electoral Division


    1997 Electoral Boundaries
    1996 Census of Population and Housing

    Electoral Division

    Party

    Index

    Electoral Division

    Party

    Index

    Adelaide (SA)

    LIB

    987.7

    Hunter (NSW)

    ALP

    995.4

    Aston (Vic)

    LIB

    1099.5

    Indi (Vic)

    LIB

    973.0

    Ballarat (Vic)

    LIB

    975.8

    Isaacs (Vic)

    ALP

    1019.6

    Banks (NSW)

    ALP

    1039.2

    Jagajaga (Vic)

    ALP

    1070.1

    Barker (SA)

    LIB

    952.5

    Kalgoorlie (WA)

    LIB

    974.3

    Barton (NSW)

    ALP

    1041.1

    Kennedy (Qld)

    NP

    958.4

    Bass (Tas)

    ALP

    964.7

    Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

    ALP

    1008.4

    Batman (Vic)

    ALP

    954.8

    Kingston (SA)

    ALP

    997.9

    Bendigo (Vic)

    ALP

    966.6

    Kooyong (Vic)

    LIB

    1116.4

    Bennelong (NSW)

    LIB

    1082.8

    Lalor (Vic)

    ALP

    1025.8

    Berowra (NSW)

    LIB

    1162.0

    La Trobe (Vic)

    LIB

    1058.2

    Blair (Qld)

    LIB

    978.6

    Leichhardt (Qld)

    LIB

    960.9

    Blaxland (NSW)

    ALP

    969.5

    Lilley (Qld)

    ALP

    1002.9

    Bonython (SA)

    ALP

    937.8

    Lindsay (NSW)

    LIB

    1056.3

    Boothby (SA)

    LIB

    1031.0

    Longman (Qld)

    LIB

    982.1

    Bowman (Qld)

    ALP

    1036.0

    Lowe (NSW)

    ALP

    1063.6

    Braddon (Tas)

    ALP

    951.6

    Lyne (NSW)

    NP

    943.6

    Bradfield (NSW)

    LIB

    1240.4

    Lyons (Tas)

    ALP

    958.5

    Brand (WA)

    ALP

    1012.1

    Macarthur (NSW)

    LIB

    1058.5

    Brisbane (Qld)

    ALP

    995.5

    Mackellar (NSW)

    LIB

    1128.9

    Bruce (Vic)

    ALP

    1054.9

    Macquarie (NSW)

    LIB

    1040.5

    Burke (Vic)

    ALP

    1039.1

    Makin (SA)

    LIB

    1027.8

    Calare (NSW)

    IND

    984.3

    Mallee (Vic)

    NP

    953.2

    Calwell (Vic)

    ALP

    1027.6

    Maranoa (Qld)

    NP

    945.0

    Canberra (ACT)

    ALP

    1108.6

    Maribyrnong (Vic)

    ALP

    1016.0

    Canning (WA)

    ALP

    1024.3

    Mayo (SA)

    LIB

    1052.4

    Capricornia (Qld)

    ALP

    972.0

    McEwen (Vic)

    LIB

    1027.4

    Casey (Vic)

    LIB

    1062.8

    McMillan (Vic)

    ALP

    979.9

    Charlton (NSW)

    ALP

    1005.3

    McPherson (Qld)

    LIB

    987.4

    Chifley (NSW)

    ALP

    980.3

    Melbourne (Vic)

    ALP

    946.3

    Chisholm (Vic)

    ALP

    1039.5

    Melbourne Ports (Vic)

    ALP

    1002.8

    Cook (NSW)

    LIB

    1111.7

    Menzies (Vic)

    LIB

    1136.4

    Corangamite (Vic)

    LIB

    1006.7

    Mitchell (NSW)

    LIB

    1201.8

    Corio (Vic)

    ALP

    976.4

    Moncrieff (Qld)

    LIB

    991.2

    Cowan (WA)

    ALP

    1069.9

    Moore (WA)

    LIB

    1101.2

    Cowper (NSW)

    NP

    931.5

    Moreton (Qld)

    LIB

    1035.2

    Cunningham (NSW)

    ALP

    1002.8

    Murray (Vic)

    LIB

    968.5

    Curtin (WA)

    LIB

    1082.3

    Newcastle (NSW)

    ALP

    967.1

    Dawson (Qld)

    NP

    980.2

    New England (NSW)

    NP

    960.0

    Deakin (Vic)

    LIB

    1048.2

    North Sydney (NSW)

    LIB

    1120.9

    Denison (Tas)

    ALP

    987.6

    Northern Territory (NT)

    ALP

    947.5

    Dickson (Qld)

    ALP

    1069.7

    O'Connor (WA)

    LIB

    982.6

    Dobell (NSW)

    ALP

    1000.5

    Oxley (Qld)

    ALP

    972.3

    Dunkley (Vic)

    LIB

    1028.7

    Page (NSW)

    NP

    943.3

    Eden-Monaro (NSW)

    LIB

    972.6

    Parkes (NSW)

    NP

    948.4

    Fadden (Qld)

    LIB

    1039.3

    Parramatta (NSW)

    LIB

    1045.7

    Fairfax (Qld)

    LIB

    958.4

    Paterson (NSW)

    ALP

    982.0

    Farrer (NSW)

    NP

    968.1

    Pearce (WA)

    LIB

    1059.7

    Fisher (Qld)

    LIB

    970.1

    Perth (WA)

    ALP

    980.0

    Flinders (Vic)

    LIB

    999.7

    Petrie (Qld)

    LIB

    1024.4

    Forde (Qld)

    LIB

    1003.0

    Port Adelaide (SA)

    ALP

    942.1

    Forrest (WA)

    LIB

    978.9

    Prospect (NSW)

    ALP

    1011.4

    Fowler (NSW)

    ALP

    941.5

    Rankin (Qld)

    ALP

    1001.5

    Franklin (Tas)

    ALP

    987.3

    Reid (NSW)

    ALP

    946.6

    Fraser (ACT)

    ALP

    1061.4

    Richmond (NSW)

    NP

    949.9

    Fremantle (WA)

    ALP

    1018.6

    Riverina (NSW)

    NP

    978.2

    Gellibrand (Vic)

    ALP

    947.2

    Robertson (NSW)

    LIB

    1003.3

    Gilmore (NSW)

    LIB

    976.5

    Ryan (Qld)

    LIB

    1118.0

    Gippsland (Vic)

    NP

    960.7

    Scullin (Vic)

    ALP

    1036.6

    Goldstein (Vic)

    LIB

    1086.9

    Shortland (NSW)

    ALP

    989.3

    Grayndler (NSW)

    ALP

    988.9

    Stirling (WA)

    ALP

    1012.0

    Greenway (NSW)

    ALP

    1032.3

    Sturt (SA)

    LIB

    1004.2

    Grey (SA)

    LIB

    925.1

    Swan (WA)

    ALP

    979.4

    Griffith (Qld)

    ALP

    1036.4

    Sydney (NSW)

    ALP

    983.0

    Groom (Qld)

    LIB

    990.0

    Tangney (WA)

    LIB

    1107.1

    Gwydir (NSW)

    NP

    925.9

    Throsby (NSW)

    ALP

    978.8

    Herbert (Qld)

    LIB

    990.9

    Wakefield (SA)

    LIB

    968.2

    Higgins (Vic)

    LIB

    1068.3

    Wannon (Vic)

    LIB

    966.6

    Hindmarsh (SA)

    LIB

    970.5

    Warringah (NSW)

    LIB

    1131.7

    Hinkler (Qld)

    NP

    963.7

    Watson (NSW)

    ALP

    986.8

    Holt (Vic)

    ALP

    1007.6

    Wentworth (NSW)

    LIB

    1078.5

    Hotham (Vic)

    ALP

    1013.5

    Werriwa (NSW)

    ALP

    997.0

    Hughes (NSW)

    LIB

    1146.1

    Wide Bay (Qld)

    NP

    932.0

    Hume (NSW)

    LIB

    964.9

    Wills (Vic)

    ALP

    980.3

    Electoral Divisions Ranked by the Index of Economic Resources


    1997 Electoral Boundaries
    1996 Census of Population and Housing

    Rank

    Electoral Division

    Party

    Index

    Rank

    Electoral Division

    Party

    Index

    1

    Grey (SA)

    LIB

    925.1

    75

    Kingston (SA)

    ALP

    997.9

    2

    Gwydir (NSW)

    NP

    925.9

    76

    Flinders (Vic)

    LIB

    999.7

    3

    Cowper (NSW)

    NP

    931.5

    77

    Dobell (NSW)

    ALP

    1000.5

    4

    Wide Bay (Qld)

    NP

    932.0

    78

    Rankin (Qld)

    ALP

    1001.5

    5

    Bonython (SA)

    ALP

    937.8

    79

    Cunningham (NSW)

    ALP

    1002.8

    6

    Fowler (NSW)

    ALP

    941.5

    80

    Melbourne Ports (Vic)

    ALP

    1002.8

    7

    Port Adelaide (SA)

    ALP

    942.1

    81

    Lilley (Qld)

    ALP

    1002.9

    8

    Page (NSW)

    NP

    943.3

    82

    Forde (Qld)

    LIB

    1003.0

    9

    Lyne (NSW)

    NP

    943.6

    83

    Robertson (NSW)

    LIB

    1003.3

    10

    Maranoa (Qld)

    NP

    945.0

    84

    Sturt (SA)

    LIB

    1004.2

    11

    Melbourne (Vic)

    ALP

    946.3

    85

    Charlton (NSW)

    ALP

    1005.3

    12

    Reid (NSW)

    ALP

    946.6

    86

    Corangamite (Vic)

    LIB

    1006.7

    13

    Gellibrand (Vic)

    ALP

    947.2

    87

    Holt (Vic)

    ALP

    1007.6

    14

    Northern Territory (NT)

    ALP

    947.5

    88

    Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

    ALP

    1008.4

    15

    Parkes (NSW)

    NP

    948.4

    89

    Prospect (NSW)

    ALP

    1011.4

    16

    Richmond (NSW)

    NP

    949.9

    90

    Stirling (WA)

    ALP

    1012.0

    17

    Braddon (Tas)

    ALP

    951.6

    91

    Brand (WA)

    ALP

    1012.1

    18

    Barker (SA)

    LIB

    952.5

    92

    Hotham (Vic)

    ALP

    1013.5

    19

    Mallee (Vic)

    NP

    953.2

    93

    Maribyrnong (Vic)

    ALP

    1016.0

    20

    Batman (Vic)

    ALP

    954.8

    94

    Fremantle (WA)

    ALP

    1018.6

    21

    Fairfax (Qld)

    LIB

    958.4

    95

    Isaacs (Vic)

    ALP

    1019.6

    22

    Kennedy (Qld)

    NP

    958.4

    96

    Canning (WA)

    ALP

    1024.3

    23

    Lyons (Tas)

    ALP

    958.5

    97

    Petrie (Qld)

    LIB

    1024.4

    24

    New England (NSW)

    NP

    960.0

    98

    Lalor (Vic)

    ALP

    1025.8

    25

    Gippsland (Vic)

    NP

    960.7

    99

    McEwen (Vic)

    LIB

    1027.4

    26

    Leichhardt (Qld)

    LIB

    960.9

    100

    Calwell (Vic)

    ALP

    1027.6

    27

    Hinkler (Qld)

    NP

    963.7

    101

    Makin (SA)

    LIB

    1027.8

    28

    Bass (Tas)

    ALP

    964.7

    102

    Dunkley (Vic)

    LIB

    1028.7

    29

    Hume (NSW)

    LIB

    964.9

    103

    Boothby (SA)

    LIB

    1031.0

    30

    Bendigo (Vic)

    ALP

    966.6

    104

    Greenway (NSW)

    ALP

    1032.3

    31

    Wannon (Vic)

    LIB

    966.6

    105

    Moreton (Qld)

    LIB

    1035.2

    32

    Newcastle (NSW)

    ALP

    967.1

    106

    Bowman (Qld)

    ALP

    1036.0

    33

    Farrer (NSW)

    NP

    968.1

    107

    Griffith (Qld)

    ALP

    1036.4

    34

    Wakefield (SA)

    LIB

    968.2

    108

    Scullin (Vic)

    ALP

    1036.6

    35

    Murray (Vic)

    LIB

    968.5

    109

    Burke (Vic)

    ALP

    1039.1

    36

    Blaxland (NSW)

    ALP

    969.5

    110

    Banks (NSW)

    ALP

    1039.2

    37

    Fisher (Qld)

    LIB

    970.1

    111

    Fadden (Qld)

    LIB

    1039.3

    38

    Hindmarsh (SA)

    LIB

    970.5

    112

    Chisholm (Vic)

    ALP

    1039.5

    39

    Capricornia (Qld)

    ALP

    972.0

    113

    Macquarie (NSW)

    LIB

    1040.5

    40

    Oxley (Qld)

    ALP

    972.3

    114

    Barton (NSW)

    ALP

    1041.1

    41

    Eden-Monaro (NSW)

    LIB

    972.6

    115

    Parramatta (NSW)

    LIB

    1045.7

    42

    Indi (Vic)

    LIB

    973.0

    116

    Deakin (Vic)

    LIB

    1048.2

    43

    Kalgoorlie (WA)

    LIB

    974.3

    117

    Mayo (SA)

    LIB

    1052.4

    44

    Ballarat (Vic)

    LIB

    975.8

    118

    Bruce (Vic)

    ALP

    1054.9

    45

    Corio (Vic)

    ALP

    976.4

    119

    Lindsay (NSW)

    LIB

    1056.3

    46

    Gilmore (NSW)

    LIB

    976.5

    120

    La Trobe (Vic)

    LIB

    1058.2

    47

    Riverina (NSW)

    NP

    978.2

    121

    Macarthur (NSW)

    LIB

    1058.5

    48

    Blair (Qld)

    LIB

    978.6

    122

    Pearce (WA)

    LIB

    1059.7

    49

    Throsby (NSW)

    ALP

    978.8

    123

    Fraser (ACT)

    ALP

    1061.4

    50

    Forrest (WA)

    LIB

    978.9

    124

    Casey (Vic)

    LIB

    1062.8

    51

    Swan (WA)

    ALP

    979.4

    125

    Lowe (NSW)

    ALP

    1063.6

    52

    McMillan (Vic)

    ALP

    979.9

    126

    Higgins (Vic)

    LIB

    1068.3

    53

    Perth (WA)

    ALP

    980.0

    127

    Dickson (Qld)

    ALP

    1069.7

    54

    Dawson (Qld)

    NP

    980.2

    128

    Cowan (WA)

    ALP

    1069.9

    55

    Chifley (NSW)

    ALP

    980.3

    129

    Jagajaga (Vic)

    ALP

    1070.1

    56

    Wills (Vic)

    ALP

    980.3

    130

    Wentworth (NSW)

    LIB

    1078.5

    57

    Paterson (NSW)

    ALP

    982.0

    131

    Curtin (WA)

    LIB

    1082.3

    58

    Longman (Qld)

    LIB

    982.1

    132

    Bennelong (NSW)

    LIB

    1082.8

    59

    O'Connor (WA)

    LIB

    982.6

    133

    Goldstein (Vic)

    LIB

    1086.9

    60

    Sydney (NSW)

    ALP

    983.0

    134

    Aston (Vic)

    LIB

    1099.5

    61

    Calare (NSW)

    IND

    984.3

    135

    Moore (WA)

    LIB

    1101.2

    62

    Watson (NSW)

    ALP

    986.8

    136

    Tangney (WA)

    LIB

    1107.1

    63

    Franklin (Tas)

    ALP

    987.3

    137

    Canberra (ACT)

    ALP

    1108.6

    64

    McPherson (Qld)

    LIB

    987.4

    138

    Cook (NSW)

    LIB

    1111.7

    65

    Denison (Tas)

    ALP

    987.6

    139

    Kooyong (Vic)

    LIB

    1116.4

    66

    Adelaide (SA)

    LIB

    987.7

    140

    Ryan (Qld)

    LIB

    1118.0

    67

    Grayndler (NSW)

    ALP

    988.9

    141

    North Sydney (NSW)

    LIB

    1120.9

    68

    Shortland (NSW)

    ALP

    989.3

    142

    Mackellar (NSW)

    LIB

    1128.9

    69

    Groom (Qld)

    LIB

    990.0

    143

    Warringah (NSW)

    LIB

    1131.7

    70

    Herbert (Qld)

    LIB

    990.9

    144

    Menzies (Vic)

    LIB

    1136.4

    71

    Moncrieff (Qld)

    LIB

    991.2

    145

    Hughes (NSW)

    LIB

    1146.1

    72

    Hunter (NSW)

    ALP

    995.4

    146

    Berowra (NSW)

    LIB

    1162.0

    73

    Brisbane (Qld)

    ALP

    995.5

    147

    Mitchell (NSW)

    LIB

    1201.8

    74

    Werriwa (NSW)

    ALP

    997.0

    148

    Bradfield (NSW)

    LIB

    1240.4

    Index of Education and Occupation by Electoral Division


    1997 Electoral Boundaries
    1996 Census of Population and Housing

    Electoral Division

    Party

    Index

    Electoral Division

    Party

    Index

    Adelaide (SA)

    LIB

    1079.3

    Hunter (NSW)

    ALP

    919.7

    Aston (Vic)

    LIB

    1043.9

    Indi (Vic)

    LIB

    980.1

    Ballarat (Vic)

    LIB

    986.5

    Isaacs (Vic)

    ALP

    984.3

    Banks (NSW)

    ALP

    1009.5

    Jagajaga (Vic)

    ALP

    1081.1

    Barker (SA)

    LIB

    923.6

    Kalgoorlie (WA)

    LIB

    951.5

    Barton (NSW)

    ALP

    1025.2

    Kennedy (Qld)

    NP

    930.8

    Bass (Tas)

    ALP

    964.2

    Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

    ALP

    1045.3

    Batman (Vic)

    ALP

    981.3

    Kingston (SA)

    ALP

    952.1

    Bendigo (Vic)

    ALP

    975.1

    Kooyong (Vic)

    LIB

    1189.2

    Bennelong (NSW)

    LIB

    1117.8

    Lalor (Vic)

    ALP

    961.8

    Berowra (NSW)

    LIB

    1138.9

    La Trobe (Vic)

    LIB

    1025.0

    Blair (Qld)

    LIB

    924.5

    Leichhardt (Qld)

    LIB

    986.9

    Blaxland (NSW)

    ALP

    953.7

    Lilley (Qld)

    ALP

    1010.1

    Bonython (SA)

    ALP

    868.1

    Lindsay (NSW)

    LIB

    995.5

    Boothby (SA)

    LIB

    1070.4

    Longman (Qld)

    LIB

    919.4

    Bowman (Qld)

    ALP

    976.9

    Lowe (NSW)

    ALP

    1082.8

    Braddon (Tas)

    ALP

    927.8

    Lyne (NSW)

    NP

    947.5

    Bradfield (NSW)

    LIB

    1196.9

    Lyons (Tas)

    ALP

    922.5

    Brand (WA)

    ALP

    905.2

    Macarthur (NSW)

    LIB

    994.2

    Brisbane (Qld)

    ALP

    1105.6

    Mackellar (NSW)

    LIB

    1078.5

    Bruce (Vic)

    ALP

    1011.7

    Macquarie (NSW)

    LIB

    1048.0

    Burke (Vic)

    ALP

    992.2

    Makin (SA)

    LIB

    986.1

    Calare (NSW)

    IND

    974.2

    Mallee (Vic)

    NP

    960.2

    Calwell (Vic)

    ALP

    946.3

    Maranoa (Qld)

    NP

    927.4

    Canberra (ACT)

    ALP

    1115.4

    Maribyrnong (Vic)

    ALP

    958.2

    Canning (WA)

    ALP

    923.3

    Mayo (SA)

    LIB

    1049.4

    Capricornia (Qld)

    ALP

    947.7

    McEwen (Vic)

    LIB

    993.6

    Casey (Vic)

    LIB

    1015.2

    McMillan (Vic)

    ALP

    967.6

    Charlton (NSW)

    ALP

    966.4

    McPherson (Qld)

    LIB

    972.4

    Chifley (NSW)

    ALP

    922.5

    Melbourne (Vic)

    ALP

    1101.8

    Chisholm (Vic)

    ALP

    1084.2

    Melbourne Ports (Vic)

    ALP

    1147.7

    Cook (NSW)

    LIB

    1061.5

    Menzies (Vic)

    LIB

    1097.3

    Corangamite (Vic)

    LIB

    1018.8

    Mitchell (NSW)

    LIB

    1109.2

    Corio (Vic)

    ALP

    951.8

    Moncrieff (Qld)

    LIB

    986.7

    Cowan (WA)

    ALP

    982.6

    Moore (WA)

    LIB

    1016.8

    Cowper (NSW)

    NP

    953.7

    Moreton (Qld)

    LIB

    1054.2

    Cunningham (NSW)

    ALP

    1034.1

    Murray (Vic)

    LIB

    958.0

    Curtin (WA)

    LIB

    1159.8

    Newcastle (NSW)

    ALP

    1010.5

    Dawson (Qld)

    NP

    929.1

    New England (NSW)

    NP

    993.6

    Deakin (Vic)

    LIB

    1061.5

    North Sydney (NSW)

    LIB

    1187.3

    Denison (Tas)

    ALP

    1040.8

    Northern Territory (NT)

    ALP

    1003.2

    Dickson (Qld)

    ALP

    1004.9

    O'Connor (WA)

    LIB

    933.1

    Dobell (NSW)

    ALP

    966.7

    Oxley (Qld)

    ALP

    919.0

    Dunkley (Vic)

    LIB

    1000.7

    Page (NSW)

    NP

    955.5

    Eden-Monaro (NSW)

    LIB

    992.5

    Parkes (NSW)

    NP

    956.0

    Fadden (Qld)

    LIB

    984.7

    Parramatta (NSW)

    LIB

    1061.4

    Fairfax (Qld)

    LIB

    952.7

    Paterson (NSW)

    ALP

    957.6

    Farrer (NSW)

    NP

    969.2

    Pearce (WA)

    LIB

    996.8

    Fisher (Qld)

    LIB

    961.1

    Perth (WA)

    ALP

    1005.3

    Flinders (Vic)

    LIB

    966.6

    Petrie (Qld)

    LIB

    981.4

    Forde (Qld)

    LIB

    933.8

    Port Adelaide (SA)

    ALP

    937.2

    Forrest (WA)

    LIB

    944.0

    Prospect (NSW)

    ALP

    940.2

    Fowler (NSW)

    ALP

    901.2

    Rankin (Qld)

    ALP

    933.8

    Franklin (Tas)

    ALP

    980.7

    Reid (NSW)

    ALP

    960.4

    Fraser (ACT)

    ALP

    1125.9

    Richmond (NSW)

    NP

    963.7

    Fremantle (WA)

    ALP

    994.2

    Riverina (NSW)

    NP

    972.6

    Gellibrand (Vic)

    ALP

    949.6

    Robertson (NSW)

    LIB

    997.2

    Gilmore (NSW)

    LIB

    976.1

    Ryan (Qld)

    LIB

    1148.2

    Gippsland (Vic)

    NP

    970.3

    Scullin (Vic)

    ALP

    958.3

    Goldstein (Vic)

    LIB

    1125.0

    Shortland (NSW)

    ALP

    954.0

    Grayndler (NSW)

    ALP

    1058.1

    Stirling (WA)

    ALP

    996.5

    Greenway (NSW)

    ALP

    984.9

    Sturt (SA)

    LIB

    1069.4

    Grey (SA)

    LIB

    937.9

    Swan (WA)

    ALP

    1006.8

    Griffith (Qld)

    ALP

    1047.6

    Sydney (NSW)

    ALP

    1135.7

    Groom (Qld)

    LIB

    974.3

    Tangney (WA)

    LIB

    1069.9

    Gwydir (NSW)

    NP

    939.3

    Throsby (NSW)

    ALP

    922.2

    Herbert (Qld)

    LIB

    985.3

    Wakefield (SA)

    LIB

    933.9

    Higgins (Vic)

    LIB

    1164.5

    Wannon (Vic)

    LIB

    966.7

    Hindmarsh (SA)

    LIB

    1008.8

    Warringah (NSW)

    LIB

    1129.1

    Hinkler (Qld)

    NP

    914.0

    Watson (NSW)

    ALP

    982.7

    Holt (Vic)

    ALP

    932.9

    Wentworth (NSW)

    LIB

    1161.3

    Hotham (Vic)

    ALP

    990.0

    Werriwa (NSW)

    ALP

    956.1

    Hughes (NSW)

    LIB

    1065.0

    Wide Bay (Qld)

    NP

    908.7

    Hume (NSW)

    LIB

    963.5

    Wills (Vic)

    ALP

    997.9

    Electoral Divisions Ranked by Index of Education and Occupation


    1997 Electoral Boundaries
    1996 Census of Population and Housing

    Rank

    Electoral Division

    Party

    Index

    Rank

    Electoral Division

    Party

    Index

    1

    Bonython (SA)

    ALP

    868.1

    75

    Fadden (Qld)

    LIB

    984.7

    2

    Fowler (NSW)

    ALP

    901.2

    76

    Greenway (NSW)

    ALP

    984.9

    3

    Brand (WA)

    ALP

    905.2

    77

    Herbert (Qld)

    LIB

    985.3

    4

    Wide Bay (Qld)

    NP

    908.7

    78

    Makin (SA)

    LIB

    986.1

    5

    Hinkler (Qld)

    NP

    914.0

    79

    Ballarat (Vic)

    LIB

    986.5

    6

    Oxley (Qld)

    ALP

    919.0

    80

    Moncrieff (Qld)

    LIB

    986.7

    7

    Longman (Qld)

    LIB

    919.4

    81

    Leichhardt (Qld)

    LIB

    986.9

    8

    Hunter (NSW)

    ALP

    919.7

    82

    Hotham (Vic)

    ALP

    990.0

    9

    Throsby (NSW)

    ALP

    922.2

    83

    Burke (Vic)

    ALP

    992.2

    10

    Chifley (NSW)

    ALP

    922.5

    84

    Eden-Monaro (NSW)

    LIB

    992.5

    11

    Lyons (Tas)

    ALP

    922.5

    85

    McEwen (Vic)

    LIB

    993.6

    12

    Canning (WA)

    ALP

    923.3

    86

    New England (NSW)

    NP

    993.6

    13

    Barker (SA)

    LIB

    923.6

    87

    Fremantle (WA)

    ALP

    994.2

    14

    Blair (Qld)

    LIB

    924.5

    88

    Macarthur (NSW)

    LIB

    994.2

    15

    Maranoa (Qld)

    NP

    927.4

    89

    Lindsay (NSW)

    LIB

    995.5

    16

    Braddon (Tas)

    ALP

    927.8

    90

    Stirling (WA)

    ALP

    996.5

    17

    Dawson (Qld)

    NP

    929.1

    91

    Pearce (WA)

    LIB

    996.8

    18

    Kennedy (Qld)

    NP

    930.8

    92

    Robertson (NSW)

    LIB

    997.2

    19

    Holt (Vic)

    ALP

    932.9

    93

    Wills (Vic)

    ALP

    997.9

    20

    O'Connor (WA)

    LIB

    933.1

    94

    Dunkley (Vic)

    LIB

    1000.7

    21

    Rankin (Qld)

    ALP

    933.8

    95

    Northern Territory (NT)

    ALP

    1003.2

    22

    Forde (Qld)

    LIB

    933.8

    96

    Dickson (Qld)

    ALP

    1004.9

    23

    Wakefield (SA)

    LIB

    933.9

    97

    Perth (WA)

    ALP

    1005.3

    24

    Port Adelaide (SA)

    ALP

    937.2

    98

    Swan (WA)

    ALP

    1006.8

    25

    Grey (SA)

    LIB

    937.9

    99

    Hindmarsh (SA)

    LIB

    1008.8

    26

    Gwydir (NSW)

    NP

    939.3

    100

    Banks (NSW)

    ALP

    1009.5

    27

    Prospect (NSW)

    ALP

    940.2

    101

    Lilley (Qld)

    ALP

    1010.1

    28

    Forrest (WA)

    LIB

    944.0

    102

    Newcastle (NSW)

    ALP

    1010.5

    29

    Calwell (Vic)

    ALP

    946.3

    103

    Bruce (Vic)

    ALP

    1011.7

    30

    Lyne (NSW)

    NP

    947.5

    104

    Casey (Vic)

    LIB

    1015.2

    31

    Capricornia (Qld)

    ALP

    947.7

    105

    Moore (WA)

    LIB

    1016.8

    32

    Gellibrand (Vic)

    ALP

    949.6

    106

    Corangamite (Vic)

    LIB

    1018.8

    33

    Kalgoorlie (WA)

    LIB

    951.5

    107

    La Trobe (Vic)

    LIB

    1025.0

    34

    Corio (Vic)

    ALP

    951.8

    108

    Barton (NSW)

    ALP

    1025.2

    35

    Kingston (SA)

    ALP

    952.1

    109

    Cunningham (NSW)

    ALP

    1034.1

    36

    Fairfax (Qld)

    LIB

    952.7

    110

    Denison (Tas)

    ALP

    1040.8

    37

    Cowper (NSW)

    NP

    953.7

    111

    Aston (Vic)

    LIB

    1043.9

    38

    Blaxland (NSW)

    ALP

    953.7

    112

    Kingsford-Smith (NSW)

    ALP

    1045.3

    39

    Shortland (NSW)

    ALP

    954.0

    113

    Griffith (Qld)

    ALP

    1047.6

    40

    Page (NSW)

    NP

    955.5

    114

    Macquarie (NSW)

    LIB

    1048.0

    41

    Parkes (NSW)

    NP

    956.0

    115

    Mayo (SA)

    LIB

    1049.4

    42

    Werriwa (NSW)

    ALP

    956.1

    116

    Moreton (Qld)

    LIB

    1054.2

    43

    Paterson (NSW)

    ALP

    957.6

    117

    Grayndler (NSW)

    ALP

    1058.1

    44

    Murray (Vic)

    LIB

    958.0

    118

    Parramatta (NSW)

    LIB

    1061.4

    45

    Maribyrnong (Vic)

    ALP

    958.2

    119

    Cook (NSW)

    LIB

    1061.5

    46

    Scullin (Vic)

    ALP

    958.3

    120

    Deakin (Vic)

    LIB

    1061.5

    47

    Mallee (Vic)

    NP

    960.2

    121

    Hughes (NSW)

    LIB

    1065.0

    48

    Reid (NSW)

    ALP

    960.4

    122

    Sturt (SA)

    LIB

    1069.4

    49

    Fisher (Qld)

    LIB

    961.1

    123

    Tangney (WA)

    LIB

    1069.9

    50

    Lalor (Vic)

    ALP

    961.8

    124

    Boothby (SA)

    LIB

    1070.4

    51

    Hume (NSW)

    LIB

    963.5

    125

    Mackellar (NSW)

    LIB

    1078.5

    52

    Richmond (NSW)

    NP

    963.7

    126

    Adelaide (SA)

    LIB

    1079.3

    53

    Bass (Tas)

    ALP

    964.2

    127

    Jagajaga (Vic)

    ALP

    1081.1

    54

    Charlton (NSW)

    ALP

    966.4

    128

    Lowe (NSW)

    ALP

    1082.8

    55

    Flinders (Vic)

    LIB

    966.6

    129

    Chisholm (Vic)

    ALP

    1084.2

    56

    Dobell (NSW)

    ALP

    966.7

    130

    Menzies (Vic)

    LIB

    1097.3

    57

    Wannon (Vic)

    LIB

    966.7

    131

    Melbourne (Vic)

    ALP

    1101.8

    58

    McMillan (Vic)

    ALP

    967.6

    132

    Brisbane (Qld)

    ALP

    1105.6

    59

    Farrer (NSW)

    NP

    969.2

    133

    Mitchell (NSW)

    LIB

    1109.2

    60

    Gippsland (Vic)

    NP

    970.3

    134

    Canberra (ACT)

    ALP

    1115.4

    61

    McPherson (Qld)

    LIB

    972.4

    135

    Bennelong (NSW)

    LIB

    1117.8

    62

    Riverina (NSW)

    NP

    972.6

    136

    Goldstein (Vic)

    LIB

    1125.0

    63

    Calare (NSW)

    IND

    974.2

    137

    Fraser (ACT)

    ALP

    1125.9

    64

    Groom (Qld)

    LIB

    974.3

    138

    Warringah (NSW)

    LIB

    1129.1

    65

    Bendigo (Vic)

    ALP

    975.1

    139

    Sydney (NSW)

    ALP

    1135.7

    66

    Gilmore (NSW)

    LIB

    976.1

    140

    Berowra (NSW)

    LIB

    1138.9

    67

    Bowman (Qld)

    ALP

    976.9

    141

    Melbourne Ports (Vic)

    ALP

    1147.7

    68

    Indi (Vic)

    LIB

    980.1

    142

    Ryan (Qld)

    LIB

    1148.2

    69

    Franklin (Tas)

    ALP

    980.7

    143

    Curtin (WA)

    LIB

    1159.8

    70

    Batman (Vic)

    ALP

    981.3

    144

    Wentworth (NSW)

    LIB

    1161.3

    71

    Petrie (Qld)

    LIB

    981.4

    145

    Higgins (Vic)

    LIB

    1164.5

    72

    Cowan (WA)

    ALP

    982.6

    146

    North Sydney (NSW)

    LIB

    1187.3

    73

    Watson (NSW)

    ALP

    982.7

    147

    Kooyong (Vic)

    LIB

    1189.2

    74

    Isaacs (Vic)

    ALP

    984.3

    148

    Bradfield (NSW)

    LIB

    1196.9

Appendix

The indexes in this paper are derived from Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The indexes are based on a variety of underlying social and economic variables from the 1996 Census on Population and Housing. The ABS has constructed these indexes for each Census Collection District (CCD) in Australia. The Indexes for Commonwealth Electoral Divisions were calculated as a weighted average of the indexes for the CCDs in each Division (with the weight being the total population of the CCD). All the indexes (including the Index of Relative Disadvantage) have been constructed so that relatively advantaged areas have high index values. To enable easy recognition of high and low scores, the index scores have been standardised to have a mean of 1000 and a standard deviation of 100 across all CCDs in Australia.

The Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage was constructed by combining two separate indexes - the Urban Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage and the Rural Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage. The urban index covers CCDs in urban centres with a population of 1000 and over, and the rural index covers CCDs in the remaining areas of Australia. The urban/rural split is considered necessary because major structural differences exist in the relationships between socio-economic variables related to advantage for the urban and rural areas. However, it is possible to combine the two indexes to produce a composite Index of Advantage for geographic units that are comprised of both urban and rural CCDs.

The variables used to construct each index are given below:

Urban Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage

Families with income greater than $77 999 (%)
Employed males classified as 'Managers or Administrators' (%)
Employed persons classified as 'Professionals' (%)
Persons aged 15 and over with degree or higher (%)
Employed females classified as 'Managers or Administrators' (%)
Employed males classified as 'Associate Professionals' (%)
Dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms (%)
Persons aged 15 and over at university (%)
Employed females classified as 'Advanced Clerical and Social Workers' (%)
Employed males classified as 'Advanced Clerical and Social Workers' (%)
Employed females classified as 'Associate Professionals' (%)
Dwellings with 3 or more cars (%)
Households owning dwellings (%)
Average number of bedrooms per person
Households owning or purchasing dwellings (%)

Rural Index of Relative Socio-Economic Advantage

Employed males classified as 'Professionals' (%)
Employed males classified as 'Associate Professionals' (%)
Persons aged 15 and over with degree or higher (%)
Households purchasing dwelling (%)
Employed females classified as 'Professionals' (%)
Employed females classified as 'Advanced Clerical and Social Workers' (%)
Employed females classified as 'Associate Professionals' (%)
Employed males classified as 'Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers' (%)
Persons aged 15 and over with trade or 'other' qualification (%)
Persons aged 15 and over at university (%)
Families with income greater than $77 999 (%)
Persons aged 15 and over at TAFE (%)
Employed males classified as 'Advanced Clerical and Social Workers' (%)

Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage

Persons aged 15 and over with no qualifications (%)
Families with income less than $15 600 (%)
Families with offspring having parental income less than $15 600 (%)
Females (in labour force) unemployed (%)
Males (in labour force) unemployed (%)
Employed females classified as 'Labourer and Related Workers' (%)
Employed males classified as 'Labourer and Related Workers' (%)
Employed males classified as 'Intermediate Production and Transport Workers' (%)
Persons aged 15 and over who left school at or under 15 years of age (%)
One-parent families with dependent offspring only (%)
Households renting (government authority) (%)
Persons aged 15 and over separated or divorced (%)
Dwellings with no motor cars at dwelling (%)
Employed females classified as 'Intermediate Production and Transport Workers' (%)
Employed females classified as 'Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers' (%)
Employed males classified as 'Tradespersons' (%)
Persons aged 15 and over who did not go to school (%)
Aborigine or Torres Strait Islanders (%)
Occupied private dwellings with two or more families (%)
Lacking fluency in English (%)

Index of Economic Resources

Households owning or purchasing dwelling (%)
Dwellings with 4 or more bedrooms (%)
Families with family structure other than two parent or single parent with dependent offspring or consisting of a couple only, and income greater than $77 999 (%)
Families consisting of a two parent family with dependent offspring, and income greater than $77 999 (%)
Families consisting of a couple only, and with income greater than $62 399 (%)
Families consisting of a single parent with dependent offspring, with income greater than $31 199 (%)
Mortgage greater than $1 300 per month (%)
Rent greater than $249 per week (%)
Households purchasing dwelling (%)
Households owning dwelling (%)
Dwellings with 3 or more motor cars (%)
Average number bedrooms per person
Households in improvised dwellings (%)
Households renting (government authority) (%)
Households renting (non-government authority) (%)
Dwellings with 1 or no bedrooms (%)
Rent less than $74 per week (%)
Families consisting of a single parent with dependent offspring, with income less than $15 600 (%)
Families consisting of a couple only,and with income less than $15 600 (%)
Families with family structure other than two parent or single parent with dependent offspring or consisting of a couple only, and income less than $26 000 (%)
Families consisting of a two parent family with dependent offspring, and income less than $26 000 (%)
Dwellings with no motor cars (%)

Index of Education and Occupation

Employed males classified as 'Professionals' (%)
Employed females classified as 'Professionals' (%)
Persons aged 15 and over at university (%)
Employed males classified as 'Associate Professionals' (%)
Employed females classified as 'Advanced Clerical and Social Workers' (%)
Employed males classified as 'Advanced Clerical and Social Workers' (%)
Employed males classified as 'Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers' (%)
Employed females classified as 'Tradespersons' (%)
Employed males classified as Tradespersons' (%)
Employed females classified as 'Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers' (%)
Employed females classified as 'Intermediate Production and Transport Workers' (%)
Employed males classified as 'Intermediate Production and Transport Workers' (%)
Employed females classified as 'Labourer and Related Workers' (%)
Employed males classified as 'Labourer and Related Workers' (%)
Males (in labour force) unemployed (%)
Females (in labour force) unemployed (%)
Persons aged 15 and over who left school at or under 15 years of age (%)
Persons aged 15 and over with no qualifications (%)

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