How Blackburn South voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal divisions: Chisholm, Deakin, Menzies · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Blackburn South favoured Labor 56.3% (v Coalition 43.7%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.9 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 38.7%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 50.2 | Lab 57.1 | Lab 56.3 | Coal +0.9 |
| Labor | 34.8% | 39.2% | 38.7% | -0.5 |
| Coalition | 43.3% | 35.9% | 36.1% | +0.2 |
| Greens | 11.3% | 13.9% | 12.4% | -1.5 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.9% | +0.5 |
| Independents | 2.4% | 2.2% | 5.7% | +3.5 |
| Others | 8.2% | 7.3% | 5.1% | -2.3 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Blackburn South | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,861 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 38.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 45.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 24.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 38.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 38.0% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 33.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 10,939 (8,608 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn South | Ordinary | 24% | yes |
| Blackburn MENZIES PPVC | PPVC | 20% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 17% | |
| Burwood East Upper (Menzies) | Ordinary | 9% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% | |
| Burwood Heights (Deakin) | Ordinary | 3% | |
| Blackburn DEAKIN PPVC | PPVC | 3% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Chisholm
- Ashburton (Vic.)
- Camberwell
- Glen Iris - East
- Box Hill
- Burwood (Vic.)
- Burwood East
- Malvern - Glen Iris
- Malvern East
- Ashwood - Chadstone
- Glen Waverley - East
- Glen Waverley - West
- Mount Waverley - North
- Mount Waverley - South
- Wheelers Hill
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.