How Elwood voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Macnamara · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Elwood favoured Labor 64.4% (v Coalition 35.6%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.6 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 36.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 59.9 | Lab 65.1 | Lab 64.4 | Coal +0.6 |
| Labor | 31.4% | 31.1% | 36.0% | +4.9 |
| Coalition | 33.4% | 25.9% | 29.9% | +4.0 |
| Greens | 28.2% | 33.4% | 28.4% | -5.0 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 1.4% | 2.6% | +1.3 |
| Independents | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.8% | -0.2 |
| Others | 4.8% | 6.3% | 1.4% | -5.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Elwood | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,093 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 51.5% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 62.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 51.6% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 21.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 28.1% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 15.2% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 14,818 (12,563 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda MACNAMARA PPVC | PPVC | 17% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 17% | |
| Brighton MACNAMARA PPVC | PPVC | 15% | |
| Elwood North | Ordinary | 14% | yes |
| Elwood | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Elwood Central | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 5% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Macnamara
- Docklands
- Southbank (West) - South Wharf
- Southbank - East
- Albert Park
- Port Melbourne
- St Kilda East
- Port Melbourne Industrial
- South Melbourne
- St Kilda - Central
- St Kilda - West
- Caulfield - 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.