About the Chisholm Electorate
The Traditional Owners of the land that is part of the Chisholm electorate are the Wurundjeri and Bunurong People.
At the next Federal Election, the electorate of Chisholm will include the entirety of the suburbs of Ashburton, Ashwood, Burwood, Glen Iris, Glen Waverley, and Malvern East. The electorate also includes parts of the suburbs of Blackburn South, Box Hill South, Burwood East, Camberwell, Chadstone, Hawthorn East, Mount Waverley and Wheelers Hill.
Chisholm will include parts of the Boroondara City Council, Monash City Council, Stonnington City Council and Whitehorse City Council.
The Chisholm electorate is one of the most diverse electorates in the country. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census, there are 152 languages spoken in Chisholm, 231 different ancestries in the electorate, and people in Chisholm were born in 154 different counties.
To check if you live in the Chisholm electorate, you can visit the AEC’s website here.
About Caroline Chisholm
The Chisholm electorate was named in honour of Caroline Chisholm (1808-77).
Caroline Chisholm was known for her social work, philanthropy and social justice advocacy in New South Wales and Victoria with migrant women and girls.
She established the Female Immigrants Home for vulnerable migrant girls and established employment agencies in rural areas to find employment for female immigrants. Her volunteer work not only provided shelter, but helped unemployed young women find work and build their lives in Australia.
Caroline Chisholm advocated for improved conditions on the ships to Australia. She successfully lobbied for free passage for the wives and children of convicts, so they could be reunited with their loved ones.
During the gold rush in Victoria, Caroline Chisholm successfully pushed the government to set up shelters along the roads to meet the demand for adequate accommodation.
