How Somerville voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Flinders · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Somerville favoured Coalition 54.8% (v Labor 45.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.2 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 40.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 56.2 | Coal 57.0 | Coal 54.8 | Lab +2.2 |
| Labor | 25.8% | 22.4% | 24.2% | +1.9 |
| Coalition | 46.7% | 42.8% | 40.0% | -2.9 |
| Greens | 6.4% | 9.3% | 6.9% | -2.4 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 4.3% | 7.3% | +3.0 |
| Independents | 14.0% | 10.5% | 18.4% | +7.9 |
| Others | 7.0% | 10.7% | 3.2% | -7.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Somerville | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,781 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 15.7% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 56.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 15.5% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 34.4% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 15.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 5.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 18,522 (14,576 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings FLINDERS PPVC | PPVC | 28% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 17% | |
| Somerville West | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Somerville East | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Tyabb | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Baxter (Flinders) | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Somerville | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Flinders
- French Island
- Dromana
- Flinders
- Hastings - Somers
- Mount Martha
- Point Nepean
- Rosebud - McCrae
- Mornington - East
- Mornington - West
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.