How Diggers Rest voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Hawke · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Diggers Rest favoured Labor 57.5% (v Coalition 42.5%) on a two-party-preferred basis, no change since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 38.4%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 63.5 | Lab 57.5 | Lab 57.5 | no change |
| Labor | 49.1% | 37.6% | 38.4% | +0.8 |
| Coalition | 27.4% | 27.9% | 30.2% | +2.3 |
| Greens | 7.6% | 9.6% | 9.9% | +0.3 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 6.1% | 9.7% | +3.6 |
| Independents | 6.3% | 4.3% | 0.0% | -4.3 |
| Others | 9.6% | 14.5% | 11.8% | -2.8 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Diggers Rest | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,009 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 22.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 39.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 21.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 18.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 24.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 20.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 5,237 (3,995 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunbury HAWKE PPVC | PPVC | 35% | |
| Diggers Rest | Ordinary | 32% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 21% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| Sunbury West | Ordinary | 1% | |
| Caroline Springs HAWKE PPVC | PPVC | 1% | |
| Sunbury Heights | Ordinary | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Hawke
- Bacchus Marsh Surrounds
- Sunbury
- Sunbury - South
- Sunbury - West
- Melbourne Airport
- Bacchus Marsh
- Melton West
- Brookfield
- Cobblebank - Strathtulloh
- Eynesbury - Exford
- Kurunjang - Toolern Vale
- Melton
- Melton South - Weir Views
- Manor Lakes - Quandong
- Wyndham Vale - North
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.