This paper presents data from the 2011 Census of Population and Housing for
the 93 NSW State Electoral Districts (SEDs) as redistributed in 2013. Figures
from the 2006 Census have also been included except for family income. In this
case, the statistics are not directly comparable because the income brackets
changed between the Censuses.
A political party affiliation has been given for each electoral district. As
the electoral districts have been redistributed since the most recent election
in 2011, the party affiliation shown is notional only. The allocation is based
on the 2011 election results adjusted by the new boundaries as calculated by
Antony Green in 2013 New South
Wales Redistribution: Analysis of Final Electoral
Boundaries, NSW Parliamentary Research Service Background
Paper No 02/2013. Using the Electoral Pendulum in that paper, the results of
the five by-elections held since the 2011 election in the Clarence, Heffron,
Miranda, Northern Tablelands and Sydney electorates have been taken into
account.
Each SED is profiled with details of population and other selected census
characteristics. Three numbers from the 2011 Census are provided for each
census characteristic:
· A count of persons/families/dwellings;
· The count expressed as a percentage of the total electoral division
population, or a subset of that population; and
· The electorate's rank in relation to all electorates (in most cases based
on the percentage).
In many cases, the percentage provided for a census characteristic was
calculated in relation to the total number of persons in the electoral
district. However, for approximately half of the characteristics provided, the
percentage was calculated in relation to a
subset of the electoral
district's total population. For example, the total number of employed persons
in an electoral district is expressed as a percentage of the total number of
persons in the electoral district aged 15 and over. A table showing the
population used when calculating the percentage for each characteristic is
provided on page 5. This follows a list of definitions set out on pages 2 to 4.
A companion Background Paper - NSW State Electoral Districts Ranked by
2011 Census Characteristics: 2013 Redistribution - presents the same data
by census characteristic, thereby enabling easy comparison of SEDs. Three
additional editions of the companion paper will be released, separately
highlighting all the electorates of each major party – Labor, Liberal and
National.
The revised May 2014 version of this paper, which was first released in
February 2014, supersedes all previous versions.
