Who is the member for Sydney?

Tanya Plibersek (Australian Labor Party) is the federal member for Sydney, New South Wales. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

How marginal is the seat of Sydney?

Sydney is held on a margin of 16.7%.

What does the 2021 Census say about Sydney?

At the 2021 Census, Sydney had a median age of 33, a median weekly household income of $2,225, 64.2% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

NSW

The electorate of Sydney

Held by

Labor

Margin

16.7%

Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$2,225

per week

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Sydney within NSW · 45 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

Tanya Plibersek

Australian Labor Party

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What the Census says about Sydney

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

Median weekly household income: $2,225
Median weekly personal income: $1,228
Median weekly rent: $555
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $2,700
Average household size: 1.9 people

How people live here

13.8%

Own outright

19.3%

Mortgage

64.2%

Renting

What people do

Professional, Scientific & Technical19.6% · 22,876 people
Financial & Insurance Services10.6% · 12,394 people
Health Care & Social Assistance9.9% · 11,569 people
Accommodation & Food Services8.9% · 10,339 people
Education & Training8.1% · 9,438 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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