How Reservoir - South West voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Cooper · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Reservoir - South West favoured Labor 76.4% (v Coalition 23.6%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.9 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 41.7%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 74.9 | Lab 73.5 | Lab 76.4 | Lab +2.9 |
| Labor | 48.2% | 41.5% | 41.7% | +0.2 |
| Coalition | 20.7% | 17.2% | 16.3% | -0.9 |
| Greens | 18.1% | 25.2% | 23.1% | -2.1 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.3% | 6.1% | +2.8 |
| Independents | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 11.3% | 12.8% | 12.8% | +0.1 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Reservoir - South West | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,743 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 34.7% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 42.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 41.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 27.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 33.2% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 28.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 14,090 (11,281 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 | 21% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 16% | |
| Reservoir West | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Reservoir | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Reservoir Central | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Reservoir South | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Northcote COOPER PPVC | PPVC | 5% | |
| Edgar | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
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
- Preston - West
- Reservoir - North East
- Reservoir - North West
- Reservoir - South East
- 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.