State/Territory:  New South Wales

Date Name & Boundary Gazetted: 25 February 2016

First Election This Name Was Used At: 1969 Federal Election

First Election This Boundary Was Used At: 2016 Federal Election

Name Derivation: Named in honour of the Rt Hon. Joseph Benedict Chifley, 1885–1951. Chifley was Prime Minister of Australia (1945–49) and a Member of the House of Representatives (1928–31 and 1940–51). 

Square Area: 126 Sq Km

Location Description: Chifley covers an area from South Creek in the north to the Great Western Highway in the south. The division is borded by Blacktown-Richmond Railway, Reservoir Road, Balmoral Street and Third Avenue in the East, South Creek and Ropes Creek in the West. Suburbs include: Arndell Park, Blacktown (part), Colebee, Dean Park, Doonside, Glendenning, Hassall Grove, Marayong, Marsden Park, Mount Druitt, Plumpton, Rooty Hill, Quakers Hill (part), Riverstone (part), Ropes Crossing, Shanes Park, Schofields (part), Tregear and Whalan.This description reflects local government areas in existence in 2015.

Demographic Rating: Outer Metropolitan – situated in capital cities and containing large areas of recent suburban expansion.