Who is the member for Wide Bay?

Llew O'Brien (Liberal Party) is the federal member for Wide Bay, Queensland. Verity publishes their full voting record from the official division record.

What does the 2021 Census say about Wide Bay?

At the 2021 Census, Wide Bay had a median age of 49, a median weekly household income of $1,213, 22.2% of households renting. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

QLD

The electorate of Wide Bay

Held by

Liberal Party

Margin

—

Median age

Census 2021

Median household income

$1,213

per week

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Wide Bay within QLD · 14,217 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

Llew O'Brien

Liberal Party

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What the Census says about Wide Bay

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

Median weekly household income: $1,213
Median weekly personal income: $600
Median weekly rent: $300
Median monthly mortgage repayment: $1,440
Average household size: 2.4 people

How people live here

43.2%

Own outright

30.6%

Mortgage

22.2%

Renting

What people do

Health Care & Social Assistance15.5% · 8,670 people
Retail Trade11% · 6,139 people
Construction10.6% · 5,966 people
Accommodation & Food Services9.2% · 5,179 people
Education & Training9% · 5,037 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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