How Higgins voted
SA2 area in Australian Capital Territory · federal division: Fenner · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Higgins favoured Labor 73.2% (v Coalition 26.8%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 5.4 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 53.4%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 63.0 | Lab 67.8 | Lab 73.2 | Lab +5.4 |
| Labor | 45.7% | 49.2% | 53.4% | +4.2 |
| Coalition | 31.9% | 25.2% | 20.2% | -5.0 |
| Greens | 15.1% | 17.6% | 17.2% | -0.3 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.1% | 0.0% | -3.1 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 7.2% | 4.9% | 9.2% | +4.3 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Higgins | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,248 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 32.0% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 47.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 22.7% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 30.4% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 23.9% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 17.8% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 3,321 (2,526 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belconnen FENNER PPVC | PPVC | 32% | |
| Holt | Ordinary | 27% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 9% | |
| Scullin | Ordinary | 5% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Latham | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Holt West | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Fenner
- Belconnen
- Charnwood
- Dunlop
- Evatt
- Florey
- Flynn (ACT)
- Fraser
- Holt
- Latham
- Macgregor (ACT)
- McKellar
- Melba
- Page
- Scullin
- Spence
- Macnamara
- Strathnairn
- West Belconnen
- Amaroo
- Bonner
- Casey
- Crace
- Forde
- Franklin
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.