Your Federal Electorate: SHORTLAND
What suburbs are in Shortland?
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Where did Shortland get its name?
The electorate is named after John Shortland (1769-1810), a naval officer who first came to Australia as master´s mate in the Sirius when the First Fleet sailed for Australia. Shortland spent nearly five years in Australia, including eleven months on Norfolk Island where the Sirius was wrecked in 1790. In l794 he returned to Australia with the new governor Hunter in the Reliance as first lieutenant. On 9 September 1797, while on his way to Port Stephens in pursuit of some runaway convicts, Shortland entered the estuary of the Hunter River. During his brief stay, Shortland named the river, though for some years it was often referred to as the Coal River, made the first chart of the harbour in the form of an eye-sketch and collected some samples of coal. In a later letter to his father, Shortland predicted that his discovery would prove ‘a great acquisition to the settlement’. John Shortland was active, diligent and courageous and his career was the epitome of all the best in a naval officer of the period. His name is commemorated in a suburb of Newcastle, the city whose site he had explored in 1797.
How big is Shortland?
Shortland is approximately 110 square kilometres.
When was Shortland first established?
1948
Who was the first Federal Member for Shortland?
The first Federal Member for Shortland was Charles Edward Griffiths who served from 1949 to 1972. Peter Frederick Morris was then the Federal Member from 1972 to 1998. In 1998 Jill Hall was elected to be the Federal Member for Shortland and is still the current member.
How many people live in Shortland?
116,969 (from 2001 census)
What is the Median Age of people living in Shortland?
39 years old (from 2001 census)
How many Indigenous Australians live in Shortland?
2222 (from 2001 census)
How many people living in Shortland were born overseas?
11515 (from 2001 census)
How many people in Shortland speak a language other than English at home?
3384 (from 2001 census)
What State Electorates are in Shortland?
Shortland includes parts of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorates of Charlestown, Swansea and Wyong.