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NSW

The electorate of Parkes

Held by

National Party

Margin

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Median age

39

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,410

per week

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Parkes within NSW · 406,757 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.

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Official portrait of Jamie Chaffey

Jamie Chaffey

National Party · Shadow Assistant Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories

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What the Census says about Parkes

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

Median weekly household income
$1,410
Median weekly personal income
$753
Median weekly rent
$250
Median monthly mortgage repayment
$1,300
Average household size
2.4 people

How people live here

36.0%

Own outright

28.7%

Mortgage

28.9%

Renting

What people do

  • Health Care & Social Assistance15.4% · 9,969 people
  • Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing14.6% · 9,433 people
  • Education & Training10.1% · 6,524 people
  • Retail Trade8.7% · 5,629 people
  • Public Administration & Safety7.3% · 4,698 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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