How Preston - West voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Cooper · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Preston - West favoured Labor 79.2% (v Coalition 20.8%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.3 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 41.4%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 77.1 | Lab 76.9 | Lab 79.2 | Lab +2.3 |
| Labor | 46.3% | 41.4% | 41.4% | -0.1 |
| Coalition | 18.8% | 15.5% | 14.7% | -0.8 |
| Greens | 22.0% | 28.1% | 25.3% | -2.8 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 2.8% | 5.4% | +2.6 |
| Independents | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 11.2% | 12.2% | 13.3% | +1.1 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Preston - West | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,970 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 40.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 49.4% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 34.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 33.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 30.9% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 25.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 12,696 (10,173 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 | 22% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 14% | |
| Bell | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Preston West | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Northcote COOPER PPVC | PPVC | 12% | |
| Newlands | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% |
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 - East
- 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.