How Launceston voted
SA2 area in Tasmania · federal division: Bass · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Launceston favoured Labor 60.3% (v Coalition 39.7%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 9.6 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 38.3%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 50.7 | Lab 50.8 | Lab 60.3 | Lab +9.6 |
| Labor | 32.9% | 27.9% | 38.3% | +10.4 |
| Coalition | 42.7% | 38.3% | 30.4% | -7.9 |
| Greens | 15.0% | 14.9% | 17.6% | +2.7 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.7% | 5.1% | +1.4 |
| Independents | 3.0% | 5.6% | 5.4% | -0.2 |
| Others | 6.4% | 9.6% | 3.2% | -6.4 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Launceston | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,581 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 39.0% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 51.5% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 44.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 33.6% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 23.9% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 16.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 5,421 (4,571 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston BASS PPVC | PPVC | 33% | |
| East Launceston | Ordinary | 18% | yes |
| Launceston Central | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 10% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Invermay South | Ordinary | 4% | |
| Launceston | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Bass
- Invermay
- Kings Meadows - Punchbowl
- Legana
- Mowbray
- Newnham - Mayfield
- Newstead
- Norwood (Tas.)
- Ravenswood
- Riverside
- South Launceston
- Summerhill - Prospect
- Trevallyn
- Waverley - St Leonards
- West Launceston
- Youngtown - Relbia
- Beauty Point - Beaconsfield
- Grindelwald - Lanena
- Westbury
- Dilston - Lilydale
- George Town
- Flinders and Cape Barren Islands
- Scottsdale - Bridport
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.