How Daylesford voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Ballarat · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Daylesford favoured Labor 63.9% (v Coalition 36.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.6 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 42.2%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 64.3 | Lab 65.5 | Lab 63.9 | Coal +1.6 |
| Labor | 46.7% | 42.6% | 42.2% | -0.4 |
| Coalition | 28.6% | 24.6% | 26.0% | +1.4 |
| Greens | 13.8% | 19.5% | 17.9% | -1.5 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.2% | 7.2% | +4.0 |
| Independents | 3.0% | 2.3% | 3.0% | +0.7 |
| Others | 7.9% | 7.9% | 3.8% | -4.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Daylesford | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,343 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 29.0% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 60.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 14.9% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 49.8% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 17.9% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 8.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 9,955 (8,389 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% | |
| Daylesford | Ordinary | 16% | yes |
| Trentham | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 10% | |
| Hepburn Springs | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Glenlyon | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 6% | |
| Ballarat West PPVC | PPVC | 5% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Ballarat
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- Ballarat
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- Delacombe
- Smythes Creek
- Wendouree - Miners Rest
- Ballarat East - Warrenheip
- Ballarat North - Invermay
- Canadian - Mount Clear
- Sebastopol - Redan
- Creswick - Clunes
- Gordon (Vic.)
- Avoca
- Beaufort
- Golden Plains - North
- Golden Plains - South
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.