Browse Electorates by Cluster
An alternate way into the same 150-division dataset used by the comparison tool -- browse by group instead of picking two to compare. As many people are interested in comparing expenses, the median for each cluster is shown on this page.
Position
Which electorates are held by a minister, shadow minister, or other office holder.
| Position | Electorates | Median expenses (last 4Q) |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | 1 | $4,332,351 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | 1 | $1,844,249 |
| Cabinet Minister | 21 | $1,320,045 |
| Assistant Minister | 9 | $817,129 |
| Leader of the Opposition | 1 | $882,457 |
| Other Office Holder | 15 | $698,328 |
| Backbencher | 102 | $639,170 |
Area
Electorates grouped by physical size (area spans 5 orders of magnitude -- 34 km² to 1.4 million km² -- so these bands are order-of-magnitude, not equal-width).
| Area | Electorates | Median expenses (last 4Q) |
|---|---|---|
| Under 100 km² | 32 | $726,685 |
| 100–1,000 km² | 58 | $648,986 |
| 1,000–10,000 km² | 32 | $694,795 |
| 10,000–100,000 km² | 17 | $672,550 |
| Over 100,000 km² | 11 | $1,024,745 |
State
Electorates grouped by state or territory.
| State | Electorates | Median expenses (last 4Q) |
|---|---|---|
| NSW | 46 | $656,162 |
| VIC | 38 | $664,333 |
| QLD | 30 | $714,984 |
| WA | 16 | $815,483 |
| SA | 10 | $722,552 |
| TAS | 5 | $524,717 |
| ACT | 3 | $472,610 |
| NT | 2 | $1,059,697 |
Urban / rural
Electorates split by population density (100 people/km² threshold -- see the methodology note below for why).
| Urban / rural | Electorates | Median expenses (last 4Q) |
|---|---|---|
| Urban/Suburban | 98 | $663,877 |
| Rural/Regional | 51 | $740,691 |
Methodology: area bands are order-of-magnitude, not equal-width or equal-count, because area spans 5 orders of magnitude. Urban/rural is split at 100 people/km² (no ready-made per-division remoteness classification exists for the current 2025 boundaries). Position tiers come from They Vote For You's held- office data. Bullwinkel (WA) has no 2021 Census-boundary match, so it has no density figure and is excluded from the urban/rural split.
Geometry: AEC federal electoral boundaries (2025). Demographics: ABS Data API (Census 2021, CED 2021 boundaries). Election results: AEC 2025 tally room. Expenses: IPEA via indexpenses. Attendance & positions: Political Gadgets' own Australian Parliament division-record data. See the About popup for licensing and caveats.