How Melba voted
SA2 area in Australian Capital Territory · federal division: Fenner · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Melba favoured Labor 73.7% (v Coalition 26.3%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.7 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 53.3%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 63.4 | Lab 69.0 | Lab 73.7 | Lab +4.7 |
| Labor | 45.8% | 50.5% | 53.3% | +2.8 |
| Coalition | 31.9% | 24.7% | 19.9% | -4.8 |
| Greens | 16.0% | 17.7% | 18.4% | +0.8 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 2.8% | 0.0% | -2.8 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 6.3% | 4.3% | 8.4% | +4.1 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Melba | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,326 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 37.5% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 48.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 20.7% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 34.7% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 21.9% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 15.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 3,383 (2,527 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melba | Ordinary | 40% | yes |
| Belconnen FENNER PPVC | PPVC | 28% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 8% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Evatt South | Ordinary | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Gungahlin FENNER PPVC | PPVC | 2% | |
| City FENNER PPVC | PPVC | 1% |
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
- Higgins
- Holt
- Latham
- Macgregor (ACT)
- McKellar
- 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.