How Clayton - Central voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Hotham · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Clayton - Central favoured Labor 68.7% (v Coalition 31.3%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 3.2 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 48.8%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 59.9 | Lab 65.5 | Lab 68.7 | Lab +3.2 |
| Labor | 46.8% | 46.3% | 48.8% | +2.5 |
| Coalition | 34.6% | 24.0% | 24.1% | +0.1 |
| Greens | 11.3% | 15.3% | 16.6% | +1.3 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.0% | 4.7% | +1.7 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 7.3% | 11.4% | 5.7% | -5.6 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Clayton - Central | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,711 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 44.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 33.1% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 57.0% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 22.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 71.1% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 68.5% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 12,052 (10,599 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakleigh HOTHAM PPVC | PPVC | 22% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 18% | |
| Clayton | Ordinary | 16% | yes |
| Mulgrave HOTHAM PPVC | PPVC | 11% | |
| Clarinda North | Ordinary | 5% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 5% | |
| Clayton North | Ordinary | 4% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Hotham
- Carnegie
- Hughesdale
- Murrumbeena
- Bentleigh East - North
- Clarinda - Oakleigh South
- Clayton South
- Springvale
- Noble Park - East
- Noble Park - West
- Oakleigh - Huntingdale
- Clayton (North) - Notting 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.