Who is the member for Watson?

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

What does the 2021 Census say about Watson?

At the 2021 Census, Watson had a median age of 36, a median weekly household income of $1,543, 40.6% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

NSW

The electorate of Watson

Held by

Australian Labor Party

Margin

—

Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,543

per week

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Watson within NSW · 50 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

Tony Burke

Australian Labor Party

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What the Census says about Watson

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

Median weekly household income: $1,543
Median weekly personal income: $626
Median weekly rent: $400
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $2,167
Average household size: 2.9 people

How people live here

27.3%

Own outright

28.4%

Mortgage

40.6%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance14.8% · 9,241 people
Retail Trade11.2% · 6,991 people
Education & Training9% · 5,640 people
Professional, Scientific & Technical8.4% · 5,290 people
Construction8.4% · 5,284 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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