Who is the member for Shortland?

Pat Conroy (Australian Labor Party) is the federal member for Shortland, New South Wales. Pat serves as Minister for Pacific Island Affairs. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

What does the 2021 Census say about Shortland?

At the 2021 Census, Shortland had a median age of 43, a median weekly household income of $1,535, 23.2% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

NSW

The electorate of Shortland

Held by

Australian Labor Party

Margin

—

Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,535

per week

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Shortland within NSW · 209 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

Pat Conroy

Australian Labor Party · Minister for Pacific Island Affairs

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What the Census says about Shortland

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

Median weekly household income: $1,535
Median weekly personal income: $745
Median weekly rent: $375
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $1,950
Average household size: 2.5 people

How people live here

39.2%

Own outright

35.0%

Mortgage

23.2%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance19.7% · 13,020 people
Construction12% · 7,940 people
Retail Trade10.1% · 6,646 people
Education & Training9.7% · 6,368 people
Accommodation & Food Services6.8% · 4,461 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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