Redistribution quota for South Australia

The Electoral Commissioner has determined the redistribution quota for the redistribution of South Australia.

The redistribution quota for South Australia is calculated by dividing the enrolment numbers at the date the redistribution commenced (12 August 2025) by the number of members of the House of Representatives to which South Australia is entitled.

Number of electors enrolled in South Australia as at the end of the day on which the redistribution commenced

1,307,863

Number of members of the House of Representatives to which South Australia is entitled

10

Redistribution quota for South Australia

130,786

Permissible maximum number of electors in a South Australian electorate (Redistribution quota +10%)

143,864

Permissible minimum number of electors in a South Australian electorate (Redistribution quota -10%)

117,708

The following table shows the number of electors enrolled in each electorate as at 12 August 2025.

Electorate Number of electors Percentage deviation from the redistribution quota

Adelaide

130,638

-0.11%

Barker

128,035

-2.10%

Boothby

128,867

-1.47%

Grey

129,724

-0.81%

Hindmarsh

130,799

+0.01%

Kingston

128,141

-2.02%

Makin

123,230

-5.78%

Mayo

139,164

+6.41%

Spence

139,392

+6.58%

Sturt

129,873

-0.70%

TOTAL

1,307,863

 

Notes:

  1. The Electoral Commissioner determined the quota on 21 August 2025.
  2. The number of electors enrolled in South Australia is extracted from the AEC’s Roll Management System.
  3. The redistribution quota is an essential element of a redistribution and a requirement of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (section 65).

Projected enrolment quota for South Australia

Projection time

The projection time for a redistribution is calculated in accordance with section 63A of the Electoral Act.

The “starting time” to calculate is the date when the augmented Electoral Commission will cause the names and boundaries of federal electorates in South Australia to be published in the Gazette. For this redistribution, the starting time is 8 October 2026.

The standard projection time of three years and six months will apply for this redistribution. The projection time for this redistribution is therefore 8 April 2030.

Projected enrolment quota

The projected enrolment quota is calculated by dividing the projected enrolment numbers in South Australia at the projection time by the number of members of the House of Representatives to which South Australia is entitled.

Estimated number of electors enrolled in South Australia at the projection time (8 April 2030)

1,363,333

Number of members of the House of Representatives to which South Australia is entitled

10

Projected enrolment quota for South Australia

136,333

Permissible maximum number of projected electors in a South Australian electorate (projected enrolment quota + 3.5%)

141,104

Permissible minimum number of projected electors in a South Australian electorate (projected enrolment quota – 3.5%)

131,562

The following table shows the number of electors projected to be enrolled in each electorate as at 8 April 2030.

Electorate Projected Electors Percentage deviation from the projected enrolment quota

Adelaide

135,319

-0.74%

Barker

131,186

-3.78%

Boothby

133,351

-2.19%

Grey

132,595

-2.74%

Hindmarsh

137,208

0.64%

Kingston

133,610

-2.00%

Makin

125,587

-7.88%

Mayo

147,436

8.14%

Spence

153,055

12.27%

Sturt

133,986

-1.72%

Updated: 8 October 2025