How Ballarat voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Ballarat · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Ballarat favoured Labor 61.0% (v Coalition 39.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.1 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 42.8%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 61.1 | Lab 63.0 | Lab 61.0 | Coal +2.1 |
| Labor | 48.0% | 44.8% | 42.8% | -2.0 |
| Coalition | 31.3% | 28.0% | 29.9% | +2.0 |
| Greens | 9.4% | 15.5% | 15.0% | -0.5 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.0% | 6.1% | +3.1 |
| Independents | 3.4% | 1.9% | 2.5% | +0.6 |
| Others | 8.0% | 6.8% | 3.7% | -3.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Ballarat | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,573 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 35.8% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 47.3% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 34.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 39.9% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 14.0% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 8.6% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 12,131 (9,801 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat BALLARAT PPVC | PPVC | 24% | yes |
| Ballarat West PPVC | PPVC | 22% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 12% | |
| Lake Wendouree | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Ballarat | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Newington | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Sebastopol PPVC | PPVC | 4% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Ballarat
- Alfredton
- Buninyong
- Delacombe
- Smythes Creek
- Wendouree - Miners Rest
- Ballarat East - Warrenheip
- Ballarat North - Invermay
- Canadian - Mount Clear
- Sebastopol - Redan
- Creswick - Clunes
- Daylesford
- Gordon (Vic.)
- Avoca
- 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.