How Golden Plains - South voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal divisions: Ballarat, Corio, Wannon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Golden Plains - South favoured Labor 54.5% (v Coalition 45.5%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.7 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 33.5%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 51.4 | Lab 57.2 | Lab 54.5 | Coal +2.7 |
| Labor | 33.9% | 38.3% | 33.5% | -4.8 |
| Coalition | 43.2% | 31.0% | 30.6% | -0.4 |
| Greens | 8.0% | 13.4% | 11.8% | -1.6 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 5.2% | 9.6% | +4.4 |
| Independents | 3.9% | 2.2% | 8.8% | +6.6 |
| Others | 11.0% | 9.9% | 5.7% | -4.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Golden Plains - South | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,898 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 17.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 55.3% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 7.0% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 37.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 10.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 8,111 (6,028 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teesdale | Ordinary | 18% | yes |
| Inverleigh | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 11% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 10% | |
| Lethbridge | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Meredith | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Dereel | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 5% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Ballarat
- Alfredton
- Ballarat
- Buninyong
- Delacombe
- Smythes Creek
- Wendouree - Miners Rest
- Ballarat East - Warrenheip
- Ballarat North - Invermay
- Canadian - Mount Clear
- Sebastopol - Redan
- Creswick - Clunes
- Daylesford
- Gordon (Vic.)
- Avoca
- Beaufort
- Golden Plains - 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.