How Port Sorell voted
SA2 area in Tasmania · federal division: Braddon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Port Sorell favoured Labor 53.8% (v Coalition 46.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 14.2 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 37.6%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 57.1 | Coal 60.4 | Lab 53.8 | Lab +14.2 |
| Labor | 29.2% | 21.6% | 37.6% | +16.0 |
| Coalition | 45.6% | 47.1% | 35.9% | -11.2 |
| Greens | 5.7% | 7.6% | 8.1% | +0.5 |
| One Nation | 5.4% | 3.9% | 6.9% | +2.9 |
| Independents | 9.5% | 6.0% | 7.8% | +1.8 |
| Others | 4.5% | 13.7% | 3.8% | -10.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Port Sorell | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,279 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 14.7% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 52.7% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 19.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 49.7% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 12.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.2% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 6,472 (5,325 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Devonport BRADDON PPVC | PPVC | 25% | |
| Port Sorell | Ordinary | 22% | yes |
| Port Sorell West | Ordinary | 18% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 11% | |
| Wesley Vale | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Moriarty | Ordinary | 2% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Braddon
- Acton - Upper Burnie
- Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds
- Burnie - Wivenhoe
- Parklands - Camdale
- Penguin - Sulphur Creek
- Romaine - Havenview
- Somerset
- Ulverstone
- West Ulverstone
- Wynyard
- Devonport
- East Devonport
- Latrobe
- Miandetta - Don
- Quoiba - Spreyton
- Sheffield - Railton
- Turners Beach - Forth
- King Island
- North West
- Smithton
- Waratah
- West Coast (Tas.)
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.