Appendix 1: Electoral division classification


      Party status (a)
Division Region Socio-economic status (b) 2010 election 2013 election
New South Wales
Banks Inner Metropolitan Upper Middle Marginal ALP Marginal LP
Barton Inner Metropolitan Upper Middle Fairly Safe ALP Marginal LP
Bennelong Inner Metropolitan High Marginal LP Fairly Safe LP
Berowra Outer Metropolitan High Safe LP Safe LP
Blaxland Inner Metropolitan Low Safe ALP Safe ALP
Bradfield Inner Metropolitan High Safe LP Safe LP
Calare Rural Low Safe NP Safe NP
Charlton Provincial Lower Middle Safe ALP Fairly Safe ALP
Chifley Outer Metropolitan Low Safe ALP Safe ALP
Cook Inner Metropolitan High Safe LP Safe LP
Cowper Rural Low Fairly Safe NP Safe NP
Cunningham Provincial Upper Middle Safe ALP Fairly Safe ALP
Dobell Provincial Lower Middle Marginal ALP Marginal LP
Eden-Monaro Rural Lower Middle Marginal ALP Marginal LP
Farrer Rural Low Safe LP Safe LP
Fowler Outer Metropolitan Low Fairly Safe ALP Safe ALP
Gilmore Rural Lower Middle Marginal LP Marginal LP
Grayndler Inner Metropolitan High Marginal ALP Safe ALP
Greenway Outer Metropolitan Upper Middle Marginal ALP Marginal ALP
Hughes Outer Metropolitan High Marginal LP Safe LP
Hume Rural Lower Middle Fairly Safe LP Safe LP
Hunter Rural Low Safe ALP Marginal ALP
Kingsford Smith Inner Metropolitan High Marginal ALP Marginal ALP
Lindsay Outer Metropolitan Lower Middle Marginal ALP Marginal LP
Lyne Rural Low Safe IND Safe NP
Macarthur Outer Metropolitan Upper Middle Marginal LP Safe LP
Mackellar Outer Metropolitan High Safe LP Safe LP
Macquarie Provincial Upper Middle Marginal LP Marginal LP
McMahon Outer Metropolitan Low Fairly Safe ALP Marginal ALP
Mitchell Outer Metropolitan High Safe LP Safe LP
New England Rural Low Safe IND Safe NP
Newcastle Provincial Lower Middle Safe ALP Fairly Safe ALP
North Sydney Inner Metropolitan High Safe LP Safe LP
Page Rural Low Marginal ALP Marginal NP
Parkes Rural Low Safe NP Safe NP
Parramatta Inner Metropolitan Lower Middle Marginal ALP Marginal ALP
Paterson Rural Low Marginal LP Fairly Safe LP
Reid Inner Metropolitan Upper Middle Marginal ALP Marginal LP
Richmond Rural Low Fairly Safe ALP Marginal ALP
Riverina Rural Low Safe NP Safe NP
Robertson Provincial Lower Middle Marginal ALP Marginal LP
Shortland Provincial Lower Middle Safe ALP Fairly Safe ALP
Sydney Inner Metropolitan High Safe ALP Safe ALP
Throsby Provincial Low Safe ALP Fairly Safe ALP
Warringah Inner Metropolitan High Safe LP Safe LP
Watson Inner Metropolitan Low Fairly Safe ALP Fairly Safe ALP
Wentworth Inner Metropolitan High Safe LP Safe LP
Werriwa Outer Metropolitan Lower Middle Fairly Safe ALP Marginal ALP
      Party status (a)
Division Region Socio-economic status (b) 2010 election 2013 election
Victoria
Aston Outer Metropolitan High Marginal LP Fairly Safe LP
Ballarat Provincial Lower Middle Safe ALP Marginal ALP
Batman Inner Metropolitan Upper Middle Fairly Safe ALP Safe ALP
Bendigo Provincial Lower Middle Fairly Safe ALP Marginal ALP
Bruce Outer Metropolitan Lower Middle Fairly Safe ALP Marginal ALP
Calwell Outer Metropolitan Low Safe ALP Safe ALP
Casey Rural Upper Middle Marginal LP Fairly Safe LP
Chisholm Inner Metropolitan High Fairly Safe ALP Marginal ALP
Corangamite Provincial Upper Middle Marginal ALP Marginal LP
Corio Provincial Low Safe ALP Fairly Safe ALP
Deakin Outer Metropolitan High Marginal ALP Marginal LP
Dunkley Outer Metropolitan Upper Middle Marginal LP Marginal LP
Flinders Rural Lower Middle Fairly Safe LP Safe LP
Gellibrand Inner Metropolitan Lower Middle Safe ALP Safe ALP
Gippsland Rural Low Safe NP Safe NP
Goldstein Inner Metropolitan High Fairly Safe LP Safe LP
Gorton Outer Metropolitan Lower Middle Safe ALP Safe ALP
Higgins Inner Metropolitan High Fairly Safe LP Fairly Safe LP
Holt Outer Metropolitan Lower Middle Safe ALP Fairly Safe ALP
Hotham Inner Metropolitan Upper Middle Safe ALP Fairly Safe ALP
Indi Rural Lower Middle Fairly Safe LP Marginal IND
Isaacs Outer Metropolitan Upper Middle Safe ALP Marginal ALP
Jagajaga Inner Metropolitan High Safe ALP Marginal ALP
Kooyong Inner Metropolitan High Fairly Safe LP Safe LP
La Trobe Outer Metropolitan High Marginal ALP Marginal LP
Lalor Outer Metropolitan Upper Middle Safe ALP Safe ALP
Mallee Rural Low Safe NP Fairly Safe NP
Maribyrnong Inner Metropolitan Lower Middle Safe ALP Safe ALP
McEwen Rural Upper Middle Marginal ALP Marginal ALP
McMillan Rural Lower Middle Marginal LP Safe LP
Melbourne Inner Metropolitan Upper Middle Fairly Safe GRN Marginal GRN
Melbourne Ports Inner Metropolitan High Fairly Safe ALP Marginal ALP
Menzies Outer Metropolitan High Fairly Safe LP Safe LP
Murray Rural Low Safe LP Safe LP
Scullin Outer Metropolitan Lower Middle Safe ALP Safe ALP
Wannon Rural Low Fairly Safe LP Safe LP
Wills Inner Metropolitan Upper Middle Safe ALP Safe ALP
      Party status (a)
Division Region Socio-economic status (b) 2010 election 2013 election
Queensland
Blair Provincial Low Marginal ALP Marginal ALP
Bonner Outer Metropolitan High Marginal LNP Marginal LNP
Bowman Outer Metropolitan Upper Middle Safe LNP Fairly Safe LNP
Brisbane Inner Metropolitan High Marginal LNP Marginal LNP
Capricornia Provincial Lower Middle Marginal ALP Marginal LNP
Dawson Rural Upper Middle Marginal LNP Fairly Safe LNP
Dickson Outer Metropolitan High Marginal LNP Fairly Safe LNP
Fadden Outer Metropolitan Upper Middle Safe LNP Safe LNP
Fairfax Rural Upper Middle Fairly Safe LNP Marginal PUP
Fisher Rural Upper Middle Marginal LNP Fairly Safe LNP
Flynn Rural Lower Middle Marginal LNP Fairly Safe LNP
Forde Outer Metropolitan Lower Middle Marginal LNP Marginal LNP
Griffith Outer Metropolitan High Fairly Safe ALP Marginal ALP
Groom Provincial Lower Middle Safe LNP Safe LNP
Herbert Provincial Lower Middle Marginal LNP Fairly Safe LNP
Hinkler Provincial Low Safe LNP Fairly Safe LNP
Kennedy Rural Low Safe IND Marginal KAP
Leichhardt Rural Low Marginal LNP Marginal LNP
Lilley Inner Metropolitan Upper Middle Marginal ALP Marginal ALP
Longman Provincial Lower Middle Marginal LNP Fairly Safe LNP
Maranoa Rural Low Safe LNP Safe LNP
McPherson Provincial Upper Middle Safe LNP Safe LNP
Moncrieff Provincial Upper Middle Safe LNP Safe LNP
Moreton Inner Metropolitan High Marginal ALP Marginal ALP
Oxley Outer Metropolitan Lower Middle Marginal ALP Marginal ALP
Petrie Outer Metropolitan Lower Middle Marginal ALP Marginal LNP
Rankin Outer Metropolitan Lower Middle Marginal ALP Marginal ALP
Ryan Outer Metropolitan High Fairly Safe LNP Fairly Safe LNP
Wide Bay Rural Low Safe LNP Safe LNP
Wright Rural Upper Middle Safe LNP Safe LNP
Western Australia        
Brand Outer Metropolitan Upper Middle Marginal ALP Marginal ALP
Canning Outer Metropolitan Lower Middle Marginal LP Safe LP
Cowan Outer Metropolitan High Fairly Safe LP Fairly Safe LP
Curtin Inner Metropolitan High Safe LP Safe LP
Durack Rural Lower Middle Safe LP Marginal LP
Forrest Rural Upper Middle Fairly Safe LP Safe LP
Fremantle Inner Metropolitan High Marginal ALP Marginal ALP
Hasluck Outer Metropolitan Upper Middle Marginal LP Marginal LP
Moore Outer Metropolitan High Safe LP Safe LP
O'Connor Rural Lower Middle Marginal NP Marginal LP
Pearce Outer Metropolitan Upper Middle Fairly Safe LP Fairly Safe LP
Perth Inner Metropolitan Upper Middle Marginal ALP Marginal ALP
Stirling Inner Metropolitan Upper Middle Marginal LP Safe LP
Swan Inner Metropolitan Upper Middle Marginal LP Fairly Safe LP
Tangney Inner Metropolitan High Safe LP Safe LP
      Party status (a)
Division Region Socio-economic status (b) 2010 election 2013 election
South Australia
Adelaide Inner Metropolitan Upper Middle Fairly Safe ALP Marginal ALP
Barker Rural Low Safe LP Safe LP
Boothby Outer Metropolitan High Marginal LP Fairly Safe LP
Grey Rural Low Safe LP Safe LP
Hindmarsh Inner Metropolitan Lower Middle Fairly Safe ALP Marginal LP
Kingston Outer Metropolitan Low Safe ALP Fairly Safe ALP
Makin Outer Metropolitan Upper Middle Safe ALP Marginal ALP
Mayo Rural Upper Middle Fairly Safe LP Safe LP
Port Adelaide Inner Metropolitan Low Safe ALP Safe ALP
Sturt Inner Metropolitan Upper Middle Marginal LP Safe LP
Wakefield Rural Low Safe ALP Marginal ALP
Tasmania      
Bass Provincial Low Fairly Safe ALP Marginal LP
Braddon Rural Low Fairly Safe ALP Marginal LP
Denison Inner Metropolitan Lower Middle Marginal IND Safe IND
Franklin Outer Metropolitan Lower Middle Safe ALP Marginal ALP
Lyons Rural Low Safe ALP Marginal LP
Australian Capital Territory      
Canberra Inner Metropolitan High Fairly Safe ALP Fairly Safe ALP
Fraser Inner Metropolitan High Safe ALP Safe ALP
Northern Territory      
Lingiari Rural Low Marginal ALP Marginal ALP
Solomon Inner Metropolitan Upper Middle Marginal CLP Marginal CLP

(a) Party status after election shown; 2010 party status for Victoria and South Australia is after adjusting for the effects of the 2010 and 2011 redistributions respectively; 2013 party status is on a two-candidate preferred basis.
(b) For an explanation of the socio-economic status classifications see: P Nelson, Socio-economic indexes for 2009 electoral divisions: 2006 Census, Research paper 1, 28 July 2010, Parliamentary Library, Canberra, 2010–11.