Profile of the electoral division of Petrie (Qld)

State/Territory:

Queensland

Date this name and boundary was gazetted:

27 March 2018

First election this name was used at:

1949 federal election

First election this boundary was used at:

2019 federal election

Maps and data

A4 map of the electoral division of Petrie (2018) [PDF 1020KB]
Map of the Division of Petrie (2017) [PDF 2.28MB]
Download Queensland GIS data

Name Derivation:

Named in honour of Andrew Petrie, 1798–1872, a noted civil engineer, pioneer, explorer and the first free settler in Brisbane in 1837.

Area

152 sq km

Location description

The Division of Petrie consists of:

• part of the Brisbane City Council, and
• part of the Moreton Bay Regional Council.

Demographic Rating:

Outer Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion

Current member details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Previous members:

Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching ‘Electoral divisions’ or ‘Members of the House of Representatives since 1901’ in the historical information section of the Parliamentary Handbook

AEC Divisional Office:

Divisional Office contact details