How Avoca voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal divisions: Ballarat, Mallee, Wannon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Avoca favoured Coalition 60.1% (v Labor 39.9%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.3 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 40.4%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 58.6 | Coal 60.4 | Coal 60.1 | Lab +0.3 |
| Labor | 27.7% | 24.0% | 24.0% | -0.1 |
| Coalition | 47.0% | 44.1% | 40.4% | -3.7 |
| Greens | 5.0% | 7.2% | 8.9% | +1.7 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 7.3% | 9.8% | +2.4 |
| Independents | 9.6% | 10.1% | 5.7% | -4.4 |
| Others | 10.8% | 7.2% | 11.2% | +4.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Avoca | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $985 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 12.3% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 50.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 11.3% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 56.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 10.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.7% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 3,532 (2,873 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca | Ordinary | 28% | yes |
| Maryborough PPVC | PPVC | 13% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 9% | |
| Lexton | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Waubra | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| Moonambel | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Landsborough | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Ballarat
- Alfredton
- Ballarat
- Buninyong
- Delacombe
- Smythes Creek
- Wendouree - Miners Rest
- Ballarat East - Warrenheip
- Ballarat North - Invermay
- Canadian - Mount Clear
- Sebastopol - Redan
- Creswick - Clunes
- Daylesford
- Gordon (Vic.)
- Beaufort
- Golden Plains - North
- Golden Plains - South
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.