Informality (%) House of Representatives and Senate
Updated: 22 June 2011
| Year | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | AUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 8 | 8.2 | 10.4 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 9 |
| 1980 | 9.4 | 11.1 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 7.3 | 9.6 |
| 1983 [note] | 11.1 | 10.7 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 9.9 |
| 1984 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 5 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| 1987 | 4.9 | 4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 1993 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 1996 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 1998 | 3.31 | 3.78 | 3.04 | 2.68 | 2.81 | 3.05 | 1.97 | 1.99 | 3.24 |
| 2001 | 3.5 | 5.6 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| 2004 | 3.5 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
| 2007 | 2.24 | 3.28 | 2.34 | 2.42 | 2.38 | 2.63 | 1.7 | 1.94 | 2.55 |
| 2010 | 4.17 | 3.94 | 3.5 | 3.18 | 3.12 | 3.23 | 2.55 | 3.69 | 3.75 |
| Year | NSW | VIC | QLD | WA | SA | TAS | ACT | NT | AUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| 1980 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 4.9 | 2.5 |
| 1983 [note] | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 2.1 |
| 1984 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 6.3 |
| 1987 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 5 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| 1990 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 1993 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| 1998 | 4.01 | 3.51 | 3.33 | 4.18 | 4.54 | 3.09 | 2.87 | 4.16 | 3.78 |
| 2001 | 5.4 | 4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| 2004 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 4.95 | 3.25 | 3.56 | 3.85 | 3.78 | 2.92 | 2.31 | 3.85 | 3.95 |
| 2010 | 6.83 | 4.5 | 5.45 | 4.82 | 5.46 | 4.04 | 4.66 | 6.19 | 5.55 |
Note: 1983 figures include missing and discarded
AEC news