How Hughesdale voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Hotham · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Hughesdale favoured Labor 67.1% (v Coalition 32.9%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.8 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 48.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 54.1 | Lab 64.3 | Lab 67.1 | Lab +2.8 |
| Labor | 34.4% | 44.2% | 48.1% | +3.8 |
| Coalition | 40.3% | 25.2% | 25.8% | +0.6 |
| Greens | 19.9% | 17.2% | 16.5% | -0.6 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 2.6% | 4.7% | +2.0 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 5.5% | 10.8% | 5.0% | -5.8 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Hughesdale | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,057 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 43.3% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 39.7% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 35.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 31.7% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 40.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 35.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 7,563 (6,161 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakleigh HOTHAM PPVC | PPVC | 36% | |
| Hughesdale | Ordinary | 23% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 15% | |
| Oakleigh | Ordinary | 7% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% | |
| Murrumbeena South | Ordinary | 3% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Murrumbeena | Ordinary | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Hotham
- Carnegie
- Murrumbeena
- Bentleigh East - North
- Clarinda - Oakleigh South
- Clayton South
- Springvale
- Noble Park - East
- Noble Park - West
- Oakleigh - Huntingdale
- Clayton (North) - Notting Hill
- Clayton - Central
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.