How Bairnsdale voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Gippsland · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Bairnsdale favoured Coalition 71.9% (v Labor 28.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.9 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 56.9%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 71.6 | Coal 72.8 | Coal 71.9 | Lab +0.9 |
| Labor | 18.3% | 16.6% | 19.1% | +2.5 |
| Coalition | 58.5% | 57.4% | 56.9% | -0.5 |
| Greens | 7.2% | 9.5% | 8.6% | -0.9 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 8.3% | 12.2% | +3.9 |
| Independents | 4.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 11.4% | 8.2% | 3.2% | -5.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Bairnsdale | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,194 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 13.1% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 51.5% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 27.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 41.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 12.2% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 6.9% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 15,684 (12,466 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bairnsdale PPVC | PPVC | 64% | yes |
| Bairnsdale West | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Eastwood | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Bairnsdale | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 5% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Ellaswood | Ordinary | 2% | yes |
| Lucknow | Ordinary | 1% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Gippsland
- Trafalgar (Vic.)
- Alps - East
- Bruthen - Omeo
- Lake King
- Lakes Entrance
- Orbost
- Paynesville
- Leongatha
- Churchill
- Moe - Newborough
- Morwell
- Yallourn North - Glengarry
- Traralgon - East
- Traralgon - West
- Alps - West
- Longford - Loch Sport
- Maffra
- Rosedale
- Sale
- Yarram
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.