Who is the member for Leichhardt?

Matt Smith (Australian Labor Party) is the federal member for Leichhardt, Queensland. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

What does the 2021 Census say about Leichhardt?

At the 2021 Census, Leichhardt had a median age of 39, a median weekly household income of $1,513, 39.2% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

QLD

The electorate of Leichhardt

Held by

Australian Labor Party

Margin

—

Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,513

per week

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Leichhardt within QLD · 149,228 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 Smith

Australian Labor Party

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What the Census says about Leichhardt

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

Median weekly household income: $1,513
Median weekly personal income: $776
Median weekly rent: $310
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $1,600
Average household size: 2.5 people

How people live here

25.9%

Own outright

31.1%

Mortgage

39.2%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance18.3% · 14,142 people
Accommodation & Food Services11.5% · 8,887 people
Retail Trade9.6% · 7,410 people
Education & Training9.5% · 7,359 people
Public Administration & Safety8.5% · 6,563 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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