How Doveton voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Bruce · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Doveton favoured Labor 69.5% (v Coalition 30.5%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 8.8 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 49.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 65.7 | Lab 60.7 | Lab 69.5 | Lab +8.8 |
| Labor | 56.0% | 45.8% | 49.1% | +3.3 |
| Coalition | 26.6% | 25.5% | 18.9% | -6.6 |
| Greens | 7.4% | 8.7% | 12.5% | +3.8 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 4.8% | 8.2% | +3.4 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 9.9% | 15.1% | 11.3% | -3.8 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Doveton | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,262 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 14.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 21.1% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 42.8% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 23.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 59.5% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 55.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 11,889 (9,158 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dandenong BRUCE PPVC | PPVC | 33% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 17% | |
| Doveton | Ordinary | 17% | yes |
| Doveton West | Ordinary | 14% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% | |
| Hallam | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 2% | |
| Dandenong Upper | Ordinary | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Bruce
- Beaconsfield - Officer
- Berwick - North
- Hallam
- Narre Warren North
- Endeavour Hills - North
- Endeavour Hills - South
- Narre Warren - North East
- Narre Warren - South West
- Berwick - South East
- Berwick - South West
- Narre Warren South - East
- Narre Warren South - West
- Cranbourne North - East
- Dandenong North
- Noble Park North
- Dandenong - North
- Mulgrave
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.