How Devonport voted
SA2 area in Tasmania · federal division: Braddon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Devonport favoured Labor 58.5% (v Coalition 41.5%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 15.8 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 41.8%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 51.5 | Coal 57.3 | Lab 58.5 | Lab +15.8 |
| Labor | 33.8% | 23.4% | 41.8% | +18.5 |
| Coalition | 40.5% | 43.6% | 31.2% | -12.4 |
| Greens | 5.2% | 8.0% | 8.7% | +0.7 |
| One Nation | 5.1% | 4.8% | 7.0% | +2.2 |
| Independents | 10.7% | 5.0% | 7.0% | +2.1 |
| Others | 4.7% | 15.4% | 4.3% | -11.1 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Devonport | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,093 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 13.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 54.3% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 36.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 33.6% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 12.0% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 7.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 14,481 (11,577 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Devonport BRADDON PPVC | PPVC | 31% | |
| Devonport North West | Ordinary | 17% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 9% | |
| Devonport South | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Devonport Central | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Devonport | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Don | Ordinary | 4% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Braddon
- Acton - Upper Burnie
- Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds
- Burnie - Wivenhoe
- Parklands - Camdale
- Penguin - Sulphur Creek
- Romaine - Havenview
- Somerset
- Ulverstone
- West Ulverstone
- Wynyard
- East Devonport
- Latrobe
- Miandetta - Don
- Port Sorell
- Quoiba - Spreyton
- Sheffield - Railton
- Turners Beach - Forth
- King Island
- North West
- Smithton
- Waratah
- West Coast (Tas.)
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.