How Palmerston voted
SA2 area in Australian Capital Territory · federal division: Fenner · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Palmerston favoured Labor 71.7% (v Coalition 28.3%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 7.5 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 53.8%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 58.8 | Lab 64.1 | Lab 71.7 | Lab +7.5 |
| Labor | 43.8% | 47.7% | 53.8% | +6.1 |
| Coalition | 36.8% | 29.6% | 23.0% | -6.6 |
| Greens | 13.6% | 16.1% | 16.3% | +0.2 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0.0% | -2.3 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 5.8% | 4.4% | 6.9% | +2.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Palmerston | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,316 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 38.3% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 42.5% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 28.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 28.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 32.2% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 27.2% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 5,579 (4,272 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gungahlin FENNER PPVC | PPVC | 40% | |
| Palmerston | Ordinary | 32% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 7% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Belconnen FENNER PPVC | PPVC | 3% | |
| Gungahlin | Ordinary | 2% | |
| City FENNER PPVC | PPVC | 2% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 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
- Melba
- Page
- Scullin
- Spence
- Macnamara
- Strathnairn
- West Belconnen
- Amaroo
- Bonner
- Casey
- Crace
- Forde
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.