How Margaret River voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal division: Forrest · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Margaret River favoured Labor 57.5% (v Coalition 42.5%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.2 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 28.4%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 54.4 | Lab 55.3 | Lab 57.5 | Lab +2.2 |
| Labor | 20.4% | 24.9% | 22.4% | -2.4 |
| Coalition | 42.2% | 32.5% | 28.4% | -4.2 |
| Greens | 27.3% | 26.6% | 14.0% | -12.5 |
| One Nation | 3.3% | 4.4% | 6.2% | +1.8 |
| Independents | 1.4% | 0.0% | 21.2% | +21.2 |
| Others | 5.3% | 11.7% | 7.8% | -3.9 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Margaret River | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,678 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 25.5% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 70.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 26.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 30.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 26.2% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 10.5% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 10,193 (7,630 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret River PPVC | PPVC | 57% | yes |
| Margaret River | Ordinary | 14% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 7% | |
| Margaret River South | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% | |
| Witchcliffe | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Cowaramup | Ordinary | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Forrest
- Augusta
- Busselton Surrounds
- Busselton - East
- Busselton - West
- Australind - Leschenault
- Capel
- College Grove - Carey Park
- Dardanup
- Davenport
- Eaton - Pelican Point
- Harvey
- East Bunbury - Glen Iris
- Dalyellup
- Gelorup - Stratham
- South Bunbury - Bunbury
- Withers - Usher
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.