How Creswick - Clunes voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Ballarat · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Creswick - Clunes favoured Labor 58.2% (v Coalition 41.8%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.9 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 40.8%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 60.6 | Lab 61.1 | Lab 58.2 | Coal +2.9 |
| Labor | 47.7% | 43.5% | 40.8% | -2.7 |
| Coalition | 31.4% | 28.4% | 30.6% | +2.2 |
| Greens | 8.4% | 13.0% | 13.3% | +0.3 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.9% | 8.8% | +4.8 |
| Independents | 3.8% | 2.3% | 2.8% | +0.5 |
| Others | 8.7% | 8.9% | 3.7% | -5.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Creswick - Clunes | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,238 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 17.8% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 52.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 13.9% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 47.4% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 10.9% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.6% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 8,085 (6,498 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat West PPVC | PPVC | 19% | |
| Creswick | Ordinary | 15% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 15% | |
| Clunes | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Creswick North | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Ballarat BALLARAT PPVC | PPVC | 6% | |
| Newlyn | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Learmonth | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
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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.