Profile of the electoral division of Rankin (Qld)

Updated: 7 August 2020
State/Territory:
Queensland
Date this name and boundary was gazetted:
27 March 2018
First election this name was used at:
1984 federal election
First election this boundary was used at:
2019 federal election
Maps and data
A4 map of the electoral division of Rankin (2018) [PDF 984KB]
Map of the Division of Rankin (2017) [PDF 2.29MB]
Download Queensland GIS data
Name Derivation:
Named in honour of Dame Annabelle Jane Mary Rankin DBE, 1908–86, first Queensland woman elected to the Senate (1947–71) and the first Australian woman to hold a top-level diplomatic post as High Commissioner to New Zealand (1971–74).
Area
131 sq km
Location description

The Division of Rankin consists of:

  • part of the Brisbane City Council, and
  • part of the Logan City 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 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook

AEC Divisional Office:
Divisional Office contact details