State/Territory: Victoria

Date Name & Boundary Gazetted: 26 July 2021

First Election This Name Was Used At: 1901 Federal Election

First Election This Boundary Was Used At: First federal election following the 2019 federal election.

Name Derivation: Named after the geographic area covered by the electoral division. 'Corio' is beleved to have originated from an Aboriginal word 'coraiyo' meaning small marsupial or sandy cliffs or from the Aboriginal word 'Korayn' meaning salt.

Square Area: 773 Sq Km

Location Description: The Division of Corio consists of: part of the Greater Geelong City Council.

Demographic Rating: Provincial – outside capital cities, but with a majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.