How Esperance voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal division: O'Connor · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Esperance favoured Coalition 72.0% (v Labor 28.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 9.6 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 49.5%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 70.6 | Coal 62.4 | Coal 72.0 | Coal +9.6 |
| Labor | 17.3% | 22.7% | 14.3% | -8.4 |
| Coalition | 60.1% | 48.9% | 49.5% | +0.6 |
| Greens | 7.8% | 10.1% | 9.0% | -1.1 |
| One Nation | 8.1% | 6.5% | 18.4% | +11.9 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 6.6% | 11.8% | 8.8% | -3.1 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Esperance | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,492 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 11.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 56.4% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 30.5% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 34.7% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 14.7% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.9% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 12,003 (9,198 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance PPVC | PPVC | 56% | yes |
| Castletown | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Esperance | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Nulsen | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 6% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Special Hospital Team 6 | Special Hospital Team | 1% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in O'Connor
- Collie
- Bridgetown - Boyup Brook
- Donnybrook - Balingup
- Manjimup
- Pemberton
- Albany
- Albany Surrounds
- Bayonet Head - Lower King
- Denmark
- Gnowangerup
- Katanning
- Kojonup
- Little Grove - Elleker
- McKail - Willyung
- Plantagenet
- Stirling Range National Park
- Brookton
- Kulin
- Narrogin
- Wagin
- Esperance Surrounds
- Boulder
- Kalgoorlie
- Kalgoorlie - 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.