How Burnside Heights voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Gorton · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Burnside Heights favoured Labor 60.9% (v Coalition 39.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.2 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 44.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 66.9 | Lab 61.1 | Lab 60.9 | Coal +0.2 |
| Labor | 53.7% | 42.5% | 44.1% | +1.6 |
| Coalition | 26.7% | 26.1% | 29.3% | +3.3 |
| Greens | 7.6% | 8.6% | 10.5% | +2.0 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 6.9% | 5.6% | -1.2 |
| Independents | 5.1% | 2.2% | 0.0% | -2.2 |
| Others | 6.9% | 13.9% | 10.4% | -3.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Burnside Heights | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,246 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 31.2% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 17.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 18.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 18.6% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 49.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 46.9% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 6,377 (4,287 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Springs GORTON PPVC | PPVC | 57% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 18% | |
| Burnside Heights | Ordinary | 14% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 2% | |
| St Albans GORTON PPVC | PPVC | 2% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 1% | |
| Caroline Springs Central | Ordinary | 1% | |
| Caroline Springs | Ordinary | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Gorton
- Keilor
- Delahey
- Kings Park (Vic.)
- Sydenham
- Taylors Lakes
- Rockbank - Mount Cottrell
- Taylors Hill
- Burnside
- Caroline Springs
- Fraser Rise - Plumpton
- Hillside
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.