How Melville voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal division: Tangney · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Melville favoured Labor 55.6% (v Coalition 44.4%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 6.8 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 40.3%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 63.0 | Coal 51.3 | Lab 55.6 | Lab +6.8 |
| Labor | 24.3% | 33.8% | 40.3% | +6.5 |
| Coalition | 56.2% | 44.2% | 36.9% | -7.4 |
| Greens | 11.5% | 13.0% | 13.7% | +0.8 |
| One Nation | 1.8% | 1.9% | 4.0% | +2.1 |
| Independents | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 3.3% | 7.0% | 5.1% | -1.9 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Melville | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,292 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 36.5% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 43.3% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 17.0% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 41.9% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 26.7% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 12.7% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 17,452 (13,318 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melville TANGNEY PPVC | PPVC | 33% | |
| Attadale | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Melville East | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 11% | |
| Booragoon | Ordinary | 5% | |
| Applecross TANGNEY PPVC | PPVC | 4% | |
| Melville South | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Tangney
- Canning Vale - West
- Canning Vale Commercial
- Riverton - Shelley - Rossmoyne
- Willetton
- Canning Vale - East
- Applecross - Ardross
- Bateman
- Bicton - Palmyra
- Booragoon
- Bull Creek
- Leeming
- Willagee
- Winthrop
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.