Table 5: House of Representatives: Socio-economic status summary (a)

Low

 

 

 

 

 

Party

Candidates

Seats won

Votes

Per cent

Swing

Australian Labor Party

37

17

1 196 119

39.90

+5.25

Liberal Party of Australia (b)

23

8

 740 921

24.71

-4.43

The Nationals (National Party)

17

10

 556 742

18.57

-0.44

Australian Greens

37

 

 179 565

5.99

+0.77

Family First Party

28

 

 74 652

2.49

+0.15

Australian Democrats

17

 

 17 682

0.59

-0.33

Other

96

2

 232 334

7.75

-0.98

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formal

 

 

2 998 015

95.71

+0.84

Informal

 

 

 134 407

4.29

-0.84

Total/turnout

255

37

3 132 422

95.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enrolled

 

 

3 293 683

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lower middle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian Labor Party

38

31

1 549 729

49.56

+6.94

Liberal Party of Australia

36

7

1 047 305

33.49

-5.07

The Nationals (National Party)

6

 

 119 505

3.82

-0.72

Australian Greens

38

 

 219 931

7.03

+0.72

Family First Party

36

 

 76 990

2.46

+0.12

Australian Democrats

21

 

 20 011

0.64

-0.44

Other

91

 

 93 409

2.97

-1.59

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formal

 

 

3 126 880

95.75

+1.29

Informal

 

 

 138 688

4.25

-1.29

Total/turnout

266

38

3 265 568

94.62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enrolled

 

 

3 451 329

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upper middle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian Labor Party

38

18

1 372 630

43.33

+5.96

Liberal Party of Australia (b)

38

20

1 358 157

42.87

-4.46

The Nationals (National Party)

1

 

 6 177

0.19

-0.05

Australian Greens

38

 

 247 233

7.80

+0.62

Family First Party

36

 

 62 119

1.96

-0.21

Australian Democrats

24

 

 25 498

0.80

-0.51

Other

104

 

 96 017

3.03

-1.37

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formal

 

 

3 167 831

96.19

+1.50

Informal

 

 

 125 608

3.81

-1.50

Total/turnout

279

38

3 293 439

94.72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enrolled

 

 

3 476 891

 

 

High

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australian Labor Party

37

17

1 269 669

40.60

+4.73

Liberal Party of Australia

37

20

1 400 151

44.77

-3.16

Australian Greens

37

 

 321 052

10.27

+0.31

Family First Party

29

 

 33 031

1.06

-0.14

Australian Democrats

24

 

 26 619

0.85

-0.78

Other

90

 

 76 615

2.45

-0.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formal

 

 

3 127 137

96.53

+1.27

Informal

 

 

 112 248

3.47

-1.27

Total/turnout

254

37

3 239 385

94.59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enrolled

 

 

3 424 636

 

 

 

(a) For an explanation of the socio-economic status classification see: G Newman and A Kopras, ‘Socio-economic indexes for electoral divisions: 2001 Census (2003 boundaries)’, Current Issues Brief, no. 1, Department of Parliamentary Services, Canberra, 2004–05.

(b) Includes the Northern Territory Country Liberal Party.