Who is the member for Macarthur?

Mike Freelander (Australian Labor Party) is the federal member for Macarthur, New South Wales. Mike serves as Chair of Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

What does the 2021 Census say about Macarthur?

At the 2021 Census, Macarthur had a median age of 34, a median weekly household income of $1,904, 31.6% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

NSW

The electorate of Macarthur

Held by

Australian Labor Party

Margin

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Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,904

per week

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Macarthur within NSW · 307 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

Mike Freelander

Australian Labor Party · Chair of Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability

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What the Census says about Macarthur

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

Median weekly household income: $1,904
Median weekly personal income: $806
Median weekly rent: $400
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $2,200
Average household size: 3 people

How people live here

21.2%

Own outright

44.1%

Mortgage

31.6%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance15.4% · 13,071 people
Retail Trade10.9% · 9,267 people
Construction10.1% · 8,617 people
Transport, Postal & Warehousing8.6% · 7,316 people
Manufacturing8.6% · 7,302 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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