Who is the member for Burt?

Matt Keogh (Australian Labor Party) is the federal member for Burt, Western Australia. Matt serves as Minister for Veterans' Affairs. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

What does the 2021 Census say about Burt?

At the 2021 Census, Burt had a median age of 35, a median weekly household income of $1,622, 25.4% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The electorate of Burt

Held by

Australian Labor Party

Margin

—

Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,622

per week

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Burt within WA · 222 km². Boundary: ABS Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2025 (ASGS Edition 3), CC BY 4.0. An approximation of the AEC’s legal boundary — to confirm the division you vote in, look up your postcode.

Your representative

Matt Keogh

Australian Labor Party · Minister for Veterans' Affairs

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What the Census says about Burt

Australian Bureau of Statistics Census of Population and Housing, 2021.

Median weekly household income: $1,622
Median weekly personal income: $747
Median weekly rent: $310
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $1,725
Average household size: 2.7 people

How people live here

23.0%

Own outright

48.6%

Mortgage

25.4%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance15.2% · 11,980 people
Retail Trade10.3% · 8,153 people
Construction9.4% · 7,442 people
Education & Training7.6% · 6,027 people
Transport, Postal & Warehousing7.6% · 5,998 people

Source: ABS Census 2021. Census figures describe the electorate as it stood at the Census and are not updated between Censuses.

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