How Central Highlands voted
SA2 area in Tasmania · federal division: Lyons · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Central Highlands favoured Labor 58.0% (v Coalition 42.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 10.6 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 40.9%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 51.7 | Coal 52.6 | Lab 58.0 | Lab +10.6 |
| Labor | 34.3% | 27.8% | 40.9% | +13.1 |
| Coalition | 42.7% | 40.6% | 29.0% | -11.6 |
| Greens | 6.9% | 8.6% | 8.6% | -0.1 |
| One Nation | 8.4% | 5.6% | 6.5% | +0.9 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | +3.0 |
| Others | 7.7% | 17.4% | 12.0% | -5.4 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Central Highlands | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,017 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 10.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 45.4% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 17.5% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 49.9% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 11.0% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.7% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 2,427 (1,993 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 19% | |
| Bothwell | Ordinary | 17% | yes |
| Ouse | Ordinary | 17% | yes |
| Westerway | Ordinary | 8% | |
| Miena | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Glenora | Ordinary | 4% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| Glenorchy LYONS PPVC | PPVC | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Lyons
- Bridgewater - Gagebrook
- Brighton - Pontville
- New Norfolk
- Dodges Ferry - Lewisham
- Sorell - Richmond
- Prospect Vale - Blackstone
- Deloraine
- Hadspen - Carrick
- Longford
- Northern Midlands
- Perth - Evandale
- St Helens - Scamander
- Southern Midlands
- Forestier - Tasman
- Triabunna - Bicheno
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.