Who is the member for Perth?

Patrick Gorman (Australian Labor Party) is the federal member for Perth, Western Australia. Patrick serves as Assistant Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

What does the 2021 Census say about Perth?

At the 2021 Census, Perth had a median age of 37, a median weekly household income of $1,871, 40.9% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The electorate of Perth

Held by

Australian Labor Party

Margin

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Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,871

per week

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Perth within WA · 69 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

Patrick Gorman

Australian Labor Party · Assistant Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations

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What the Census says about Perth

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

Median weekly household income: $1,871
Median weekly personal income: $1,017
Median weekly rent: $360
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $1,989
Average household size: 2.2 people

How people live here

24.7%

Own outright

31.6%

Mortgage

40.9%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance14.6% · 14,397 people
Professional, Scientific & Technical12.4% · 12,230 people
Education & Training8.8% · 8,649 people
Accommodation & Food Services8.3% · 8,119 people
Retail Trade8% · 7,841 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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