Who is the member for Gippsland?

Darren Chester (National Party) is the federal member for Gippsland, Victoria. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

What does the 2021 Census say about Gippsland?

At the 2021 Census, Gippsland had a median age of 46, a median weekly household income of $1,238, 21.7% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

VIC

The electorate of Gippsland

Held by

National Party

Margin

—

Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,238

per week

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Gippsland within VIC · 33,136 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

Darren Chester

National Party

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What the Census says about Gippsland

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

Median weekly household income: $1,238
Median weekly personal income: $644
Median weekly rent: $250
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $1,300
Average household size: 2.3 people

How people live here

42.6%

Own outright

31.9%

Mortgage

21.7%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance17% · 10,459 people
Construction10.2% · 6,258 people
Retail Trade10.1% · 6,192 people
Education & Training8.7% · 5,357 people
Public Administration & Safety8.3% · 5,106 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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