Division Profile
| Division Name |
GELLIBRAND |
| State |
Victoria |
| Elected Member |
Roxon, N (ALP) 1998- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Joseph Gellibrand 1786-1836, lawyer and explorer. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1948/1949 |
| Area |
91 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Inner Metropolitan |
| Seat Status |
Safe |
| Enrolment |
91,016 |
| Turnout |
93.40% |
| Informal |
6.57% |
| Location |
Gellibrand covers an area of approximately 91 sq km from Maribyrnong in the north to Williamstown on Port Phillip Bay in the south, from the Maribyrnong River in the east, along Port Phillip Bay to Point Cook (Seabrook) in the west. The main suburbs include Altona, Altona Meadows, Altona North, Braybrook, Brooklyn, Footscray, Footscray West, Kingsville, Maidstone, Maribyrong, Newport, Seabrook, Seaholme, South Kingsville, Spotswood, Tottenham, Yarraville and Williamstown. |
| Products and Industry |
Food processing, petrochemical and carbon products, one of Australia's largest marine engineering facilities, transport facilities, warehousing. Other industries include tourism and leisure in the historic precincts and along the bay, tertiary education sector, student accommodation, industrial and commercial parks and retail sector including strip shopping centres and major shopping hubs including homemaker centres. |
Members
| ROXON, N (ALP) 1998- |
| WILLIS, R (ALP) 1972-1998 |
| MCIVOR, H J (ALP) 1955-1972 |
| MULLENS, J M (ALP) 1949-1955 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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