Who is the member for Paterson?

Meryl Swanson (Australian Labor Party) is the federal member for Paterson, New South Wales. Meryl serves as Chair of Standing Committee on Primary Industries. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

What does the 2021 Census say about Paterson?

At the 2021 Census, Paterson had a median age of 40, a median weekly household income of $1,494, 28.8% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

NSW

The electorate of Paterson

Held by

Australian Labor Party

Margin

—

Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,494

per week

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Paterson within NSW · 937 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

Meryl Swanson

Australian Labor Party · Chair of Standing Committee on Primary Industries

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What the Census says about Paterson

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

Median weekly household income: $1,494
Median weekly personal income: $722
Median weekly rent: $365
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $1,733
Average household size: 2.5 people

How people live here

33.4%

Own outright

34.5%

Mortgage

28.8%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance16.3% · 12,196 people
Retail Trade10.7% · 7,958 people
Construction10.1% · 7,521 people
Accommodation & Food Services8.2% · 6,103 people
Education & Training7.3% · 5,475 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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