How Elsternwick voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal divisions: Goldstein, Macnamara · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Elsternwick favoured Labor 53.2% (v Coalition 46.8%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.9 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 39.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 50.1 | Lab 54.1 | Lab 53.2 | Coal +0.9 |
| Labor | 30.3% | 20.8% | 24.2% | +3.5 |
| Coalition | 44.6% | 34.8% | 39.0% | +4.2 |
| Greens | 19.6% | 18.5% | 15.3% | -3.1 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 1.2% | 2.1% | +0.9 |
| Independents | 1.6% | 19.4% | 17.1% | -2.2 |
| Others | 4.0% | 5.4% | 2.1% | -3.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Elsternwick | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,171 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 50.7% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 45.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 39.7% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 30.7% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 30.5% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 19.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 11,904 (9,461 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton GOLDSTEIN PPVC | PPVC | 16% | |
| Elsternwick (Macnamara) | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 10% | |
| Brighton MACNAMARA PPVC | PPVC | 10% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 9% | |
| Elsternwick (Goldstein) | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Caulfield South West | Ordinary | 5% | |
| Ripponlea | Ordinary | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Goldstein
- Beaumaris
- Brighton (Vic.)
- Brighton East
- Highett (West) - Cheltenham
- Hampton
- Sandringham - Black Rock
- Bentleigh - McKinnon
- Caulfield - South
- Ormond - Glen Huntly
- Bentleigh East - South
- Highett (East) - Cheltenham
- Moorabbin - Heatherton
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.