On Tuesday the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed the typical Australian is "Claire", a 38-year-old Australian born Anglo-Saxon woman, who is married with two children and owns a three bedroom house.



But a BuzzFeed News analysis of federal politicians' biographies and pecuniary interest registers has revealed that the typical politician is a long way from the typical Aussie.

Let’s call him “Andrew” (because there are eight Andrews in federal parliament).



He’s 51 years old and was born in Australia. His parents were born here too, and his family has English ancestry. He's got two degrees, including a law degree.

Andrew’s married with two children and owns two homes.

To establish the characteristics of "Andrew", BuzzFeed News reviewed data relating to 224* current federal politicians.