How Busselton - East voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal division: Forrest · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Busselton - East favoured Coalition 55.8% (v Labor 44.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.5 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 40.9%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 69.1 | Coal 57.3 | Coal 55.8 | Lab +1.5 |
| Labor | 18.2% | 26.0% | 21.4% | -4.6 |
| Coalition | 57.2% | 47.1% | 40.9% | -6.2 |
| Greens | 12.2% | 13.1% | 8.1% | -5.0 |
| One Nation | 5.2% | 5.4% | 7.6% | +2.2 |
| Independents | 1.4% | 0.0% | 16.3% | +16.3 |
| Others | 5.8% | 8.3% | 5.7% | -2.6 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Busselton - East | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,381 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 15.2% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 51.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 27.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 36.8% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 21.5% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 6.8% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 9,359 (7,424 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Busselton PPVC | PPVC | 50% | |
| Busselton East | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Yalyalup | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 8% | |
| Busselton | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| Busselton South | Ordinary | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Forrest
- Augusta
- Busselton Surrounds
- Margaret River
- Busselton - West
- Australind - Leschenault
- Capel
- College Grove - Carey Park
- Dardanup
- Davenport
- Eaton - Pelican Point
- Harvey
- East Bunbury - Glen Iris
- Dalyellup
- Gelorup - Stratham
- South Bunbury - Bunbury
- Withers - Usher
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.