Who is the member for Spence?

Matt Burnell (Australian Labor Party) is the federal member for Spence, South Australia. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

What does the 2021 Census say about Spence?

At the 2021 Census, Spence had a median age of 35, a median weekly household income of $1,278, 33.1% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The electorate of Spence

Held by

Australian Labor Party

Margin

—

Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,278

per week

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Spence within SA · 533 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

Matt Burnell

Australian Labor Party

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What the Census says about Spence

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

Median weekly household income: $1,278
Median weekly personal income: $635
Median weekly rent: $275
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $1,300
Average household size: 2.6 people

How people live here

23.4%

Own outright

40.6%

Mortgage

33.1%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance15.9% · 11,760 people
Retail Trade12% · 8,855 people
Manufacturing10.7% · 7,956 people
Construction9.6% · 7,108 people
Public Administration & Safety7.3% · 5,417 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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