Department of the INFORMATION AND RESEARCH SERVICES Parliamentary Library Research Paper No. 11 2000–01 Electorate Rankings: Census 1996 (2000 Electoral Boundaries) ISSN 1328-7478 Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2000 Except to the extent of the uses permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means including information storage and retrieval systems, without the prior written consent of the Department of the Parliamentary Library, other than by Senators and Members of the Australian Parliament in the course of their official duties. This paper has been prepared for general distribution to Senators and Members of the Australian Parliament. While great care is taken to ensure that the paper is accurate and balanced, the paper is written using information publicly available at the time of production. 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On the Internet the Department of the Parliamentary Library can be found at: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/ IRS Publications Office Telephone: (02) 6277 2778 Contents Introduction ...........................................................1 Labour Force Main Features ........................................................2 33 Employed Persons.......................................... 82 List of Tables 34 Unemployed Persons...................................... 84 Population 35 Unemployed Persons Aged 15 to 19 Years.... 86 1 Total Population............................................... 18 36 Labour Force.................................................. 88 2 Population Density........................................... 20 37 Employees...................................................... 90 3 Australian Citizens Aged 18 Years and Over .. 22 38 Employers and Own Account Workers.......... 92 4 Persons who were Visitors on Census Night ... 24 39 Women in the Labour Force .......................... 94 5 Persons who Changed Address Since 1991 ..... 26 40 Government Employees................................. 96 6 Persons Aged Under 5 Years ........................... 28 41 Persons Employed in Agriculture .................. 98 7 Persons Aged Between 5 and 14 Years ........... 30 42 Persons Employed in Manufacturing ........... 100 8 Persons Aged Between 15 and 24 Years ......... 32 43 Professional Occupations............................. 102 9 Persons Aged Between 25 and 64 Years ......... 34 44 Tradespersons and Labourers....................... 104 10 Persons Aged 65 Years and Over .................. 36 45 Persons Using Public Transport to Travel 11 Median Age.................................................... 38 to Work ............................................... 106 Religion Education 12 Persons of Catholic Religion.......................... 40 46 Persons with Tertiary Education 13 Persons of Christian Religion ........................ 42 Qualifications............................................ 108 14 Persons of Non-Christian Religion ................ 44 47 Persons with Trade Qualifications ............... 110 15 Persons of No Religion .................................. 46 48 Persons with No Qualifications.................... 112 Ethnicity 49 Persons Attending Infant, Primary or Secondary School ..................................... 114 16 Persons of Indigenous Origin......................... 48 50 Persons Attending a Tertiary Education 17 Persons Born Overseas .................................. 50 Institution.................................................. 116 18 Persons Born Overseas Resident Less 51 Persons Who Left School Aged 15 Years Than 5 Years .............................................. 52 19 Persons Born in United Kingdom and or Under.................................................... 118 Ireland ........................................................ 54 Dwellings 20 Persons Born in Southern Europe .................. 56 52 Rented Dwellings......................................... 120 21 Persons Born in South East Asia.................... 58 53 Fully-Owned Dwellings............................... 122 22 Persons Born in Non English Speaking 54 Dwellings being Purchased .......................... 124 Countries .................................................... 60 55 Median Monthly Housing Loan 23 Persons Born Overseas and Australian- Repayment................................................ 126 Born Persons with Overseas-Born Parents. 62 56 Median Weekly Rent.................................... 128 24 Persons Not Fluent in English........................ 64 57 Dwellings with Two or more Motor 25 Persons Speaking a Language Other Than Vehicles .................................................... 130 English at Home ......................................... 66 58 Flat, Unit or Apartment Dwellings............... 132 Families 59 Persons Residing in Non-Private Dwellings.................................................. 134 26 Couple Families with Dependent Children.... 68 27 Couple Families with No Children ................ 70 Appendices 28 One Parent Families with Dependent 1 Characteristics for States, Territories and Children...................................................... 72 Australia ................................................... 137 29 Lone Person Households................................ 74 2 Characteristics for Electoral Regions ....... 141 Income 30 Families with Weekly Income Below $500... 76 31 Families with Weekly Income $1,500 and Above ......................................................... 78 32 Median Weekly Family Income..................... 80 Electorate Rankings: Census 1996 (2000 Electoral Boundaries) Introduction This paper provides an analysis of socio-demographic data from the 1996 Census of Population and Housing for Commonwealth Electoral Divisions. It is an update to Background Paper No. 14, 1997–98, and reflects changes to Electoral Boundaries brought about by redistributions. The Electoral Boundaries used in this paper are those applicable following the 1999 and 2000 Electoral Redistributions in New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, and the Northern Territory. The allocation of Census Collection Districts to the new Electoral Divisions was performed by the Australian Electoral Commission as a by-product of the redistribution process. Data for each characteristic is presented in two tables. The first table lists each Electoral Division alphabetically and shows the value of the characteristic. The second table ranks each Electoral Division on the relative value of the characteristic (normally the characteristic expressed as per cent of total). The political party holding each Division after the 1998 Election is also shown on each table. In the case of redistributed Divisions, this is the party notionally holding the Division. The Main Features section of the paper shows how each characteristic is defined, including the definition of the relative value of the characteristic and contains a brief overview of the interesting points of each table. It also shows the Australian average of the characteristic in the table. For comparison purposes the value and relative value of each characteristic for Australia and each State and Territory and for each Electoral Region are shown in the Appendices. Further Information Further information about this paper and requests for other Census data should be referred to Andrew Kopras, Statistics Group, Information and Research Services, on (02) 6277 2483. 1 Electorate Rankings: Census 1996 (2000 Electoral Boundaries) Main Features This section provides a summary of some of the more interesting features of each table. Table 1—Total Population Population in Electoral Division on Census night, 6 August 1996. The Division with the lowest total population is the newly created Northern Territory Division of Solomon (86 972), followed by the five Tasmanian Divisions. The Tasmanian divisions have low populations and continue to exist due to requirements outlined in the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia regarding representation of the original States. The Division with the highest total population is Kalgoorlie in Western Australia (168 250). Divisions with a high proportion of their population not on the Electoral Roll (young people, overseas born, etc.) feature at the higher end of the rankings for this characteristic. The two Divisions closest to the median population are Western Australian metropolitan Division of Perth (118 649) and the Queensland Rural Division of Wide Bay (118 659). Table 2—Population Density Population of Electoral Division per square kilometre. This table shows the greatest difference of all tables between lowest and highest ranked