About Hume

CLICK HERE FOR LARGER IMAGE   The Division of Hume has been a part of Australian democracy since Federation in 1901. Named after the early explorer Hamilton Hume, Hume is both a rural and provincial electorate covering an area of approximately 17 240 sq km.

Hume includes parts of Camden Council, Liverpool City Council, Wollondilly Shire Council and Penrith City Council. 

Hume is well-known for Belgenny Farm, former home of John and Elizabeth Macarthur, the Macarthur Campus of the Western Sydney University, the University of Sydney farms and the Mount Annan Botanic Gardens.

For a list of towns and suburbs in the electorate and a map of Hume visit the Australian Electoral Commission website.