How Boulder voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal division: O'Connor · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Boulder favoured Coalition 57.9% (v Labor 42.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 7.4 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 38.8%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 59.7 | Coal 50.5 | Coal 57.9 | Coal +7.4 |
| Labor | 24.2% | 33.7% | 26.9% | -6.8 |
| Coalition | 47.5% | 38.4% | 38.8% | +0.4 |
| Greens | 5.6% | 7.0% | 7.2% | +0.2 |
| One Nation | 14.4% | 9.0% | 14.5% | +5.5 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 8.3% | 11.9% | 12.6% | +0.7 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Boulder | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,001 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 5.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 57.1% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 33.7% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 22.3% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 21.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 8.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 7,150 (5,382 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalgoorlie PPVC | PPVC | 47% | yes |
| Boulder | Ordinary | 24% | yes |
| Somerville | Ordinary | 5% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 5% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| Kalgoorlie South | Ordinary | 4% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| Kalgoorlie | Ordinary | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in O'Connor
- Collie
- Bridgetown - Boyup Brook
- Donnybrook - Balingup
- Manjimup
- Pemberton
- Albany
- Albany Surrounds
- Bayonet Head - Lower King
- Denmark
- Gnowangerup
- Katanning
- Kojonup
- Little Grove - Elleker
- McKail - Willyung
- Plantagenet
- Stirling Range National Park
- Brookton
- Kulin
- Narrogin
- Wagin
- Esperance
- Esperance Surrounds
- Kalgoorlie
- Kalgoorlie - North
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.