How Footscray voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Fraser · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Footscray favoured Labor 76.0% (v Coalition 24.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.3 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 38.5%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 71.9 | Lab 71.7 | Lab 76.0 | Lab +4.3 |
| Labor | 49.3% | 39.5% | 38.5% | -1.0 |
| Coalition | 23.7% | 21.1% | 15.0% | -6.1 |
| Greens | 23.3% | 25.6% | 29.7% | +4.1 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 2.1% | 4.0% | +1.9 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 3.7% | 11.8% | 12.9% | +1.1 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Footscray | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,763 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 43.2% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 52.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 56.9% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 14.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 45.0% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 38.6% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 17,131 (15,099 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray FRASER PPVC | PPVC | 29% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 16% | |
| Footscray | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Footscray South | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 6% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| West Footscray Central | Ordinary | 4% | |
| Melbourne FRASER PPVC | PPVC | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Fraser
- Ardeer - Albion
- Cairnlea
- Keilor Downs
- St Albans - North
- St Albans - South
- Sunshine
- Sunshine North
- Sunshine West
- Deer Park
- Derrimut
- Altona North
- Newport
- Braybrook
- Maribyrnong
- Seddon - Kingsville
- West Footscray - Tottenham
- Yarraville
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.