How Preston - East voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Cooper · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Preston - East favoured Labor 78.4% (v Coalition 21.6%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 3.0 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 41.3%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 76.5 | Lab 75.4 | Lab 78.4 | Lab +3.0 |
| Labor | 47.7% | 41.3% | 41.3% | -0.0 |
| Coalition | 19.5% | 16.3% | 15.2% | -1.1 |
| Greens | 20.0% | 27.2% | 24.9% | -2.3 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 2.9% | 5.5% | +2.6 |
| Independents | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 11.1% | 12.3% | 13.2% | +0.9 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Preston - East | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,787 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 38.1% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 50.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 43.9% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 24.6% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 35.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 29.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 20,711 (17,377 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston COOPER PPVC | PPVC | 25% | yes |
| Northcote COOPER PPVC | PPVC | 15% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 13% | |
| Preston East | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Regent | Ordinary | 5% | |
| Thornbury East | Ordinary | 5% | |
| Preston | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Cooper
- Coburg - East
- Alphington - Fairfield
- Thornbury
- Northcote - East
- Northcote - West
- Clifton Hill - Alphington
- Kingsbury
- Preston - West
- Reservoir - North East
- Reservoir - North West
- Reservoir - South East
- Reservoir - South West
- Coburg North
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.