How Acton - Upper Burnie voted
SA2 area in Tasmania · federal division: Braddon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Acton - Upper Burnie favoured Labor 62.8% (v Coalition 37.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 14.3 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 43.5%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 53.6 | Coal 51.5 | Lab 62.8 | Lab +14.3 |
| Labor | 37.1% | 28.2% | 43.5% | +15.2 |
| Coalition | 30.9% | 38.0% | 26.8% | -11.3 |
| Greens | 4.2% | 6.0% | 9.2% | +3.2 |
| One Nation | 5.4% | 4.0% | 7.5% | +3.5 |
| Independents | 17.3% | 8.4% | 8.6% | +0.2 |
| Others | 5.0% | 15.3% | 4.5% | -10.8 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Acton - Upper Burnie | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $966 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 8.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 61.1% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 40.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 29.9% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 9.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 5.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 3,270 (2,549 aged 18+). "Typical area" is the median across all areas.
Where residents voted in 2025
| Polling place | Type | Share of residents' votes | In this area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnie PPVC | PPVC | 37% | |
| Acton | Ordinary | 22% | yes |
| Romaine | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 7% | |
| Montello | Ordinary | 5% | |
| Burnie | Ordinary | 3% | |
| Shorewell Park | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Braddon
- Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds
- Burnie - Wivenhoe
- Parklands - Camdale
- Penguin - Sulphur Creek
- Romaine - Havenview
- Somerset
- Ulverstone
- West Ulverstone
- Wynyard
- Devonport
- East Devonport
- Latrobe
- Miandetta - Don
- Port Sorell
- Quoiba - Spreyton
- Sheffield - Railton
- Turners Beach - Forth
- King Island
- North West
- Smithton
- Waratah
- West Coast (Tas.)
Sources: Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) federal election results and votes-by-SA1 files, 2019–2025; Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 boundaries and 2021 Census DataPacks. Both © Commonwealth of Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. Basemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Area results are estimates of how residents voted, not official counts — see the methods. Built 2 November 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.