Who is the member for Macquarie?

Susan Templeman (Australian Labor Party) is the federal member for Macquarie, New South Wales. Susan serves as Chair of Standing Committee on Communications, the Arts and Sport. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

What does the 2021 Census say about Macquarie?

At the 2021 Census, Macquarie had a median age of 42, a median weekly household income of $1,857, 20.5% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

NSW

The electorate of Macquarie

Held by

Australian Labor Party

Margin

—

Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,857

per week

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Macquarie within NSW · 4,374 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

Susan Templeman

Australian Labor Party · Chair of Standing Committee on Communications, the Arts and Sport

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What the Census says about Macquarie

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

Median weekly household income: $1,857
Median weekly personal income: $838
Median weekly rent: $400
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $2,167
Average household size: 2.6 people

How people live here

37.1%

Own outright

39.7%

Mortgage

20.5%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance14.4% · 9,623 people
Construction12.8% · 8,592 people
Education & Training12.8% · 8,559 people
Retail Trade8.6% · 5,765 people
Public Administration & Safety8.1% · 5,390 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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