How Beaufort voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal divisions: Ballarat, Wannon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Beaufort favoured Coalition 56.0% (v Labor 44.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.9 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 38.7%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 52.5 | Coal 55.0 | Coal 56.0 | Coal +0.9 |
| Labor | 34.6% | 26.3% | 18.1% | -8.2 |
| Coalition | 44.0% | 42.7% | 38.7% | -4.0 |
| Greens | 7.3% | 7.5% | 5.0% | -2.5 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 4.8% | 7.0% | +2.1 |
| Independents | 7.4% | 12.7% | 23.5% | +10.8 |
| Others | 6.8% | 6.0% | 7.8% | +1.7 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Beaufort | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,193 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 12.1% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 51.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 12.3% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 49.7% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 10.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.2% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,644 (3,832 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaufort | Ordinary | 29% | yes |
| Snake Valley | Ordinary | 17% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 17% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 10% | |
| Ballarat WANNON PPVC | PPVC | 6% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 5% | |
| Ararat PPVC | PPVC | 5% | |
| Skipton | Ordinary | 3% |
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.)
- Avoca
- 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.