How South Launceston voted
SA2 area in Tasmania · federal division: Bass · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of South Launceston favoured Labor 61.0% (v Coalition 39.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 9.8 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 40.6%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 52.5 | Lab 51.2 | Lab 61.0 | Lab +9.8 |
| Labor | 35.4% | 28.8% | 40.6% | +11.8 |
| Coalition | 41.2% | 37.3% | 29.3% | -8.0 |
| Greens | 13.3% | 13.8% | 15.4% | +1.7 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 4.3% | 5.5% | +1.2 |
| Independents | 3.4% | 5.4% | 5.8% | +0.4 |
| Others | 6.8% | 10.4% | 3.4% | -7.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | South Launceston | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,373 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 26.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 54.3% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 44.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 23.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 19.7% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 13.8% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,846 (3,951 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston BASS PPVC | PPVC | 24% | |
| South Launceston East | Ordinary | 17% | yes |
| South Launceston West | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 12% | |
| Launceston Central | Ordinary | 3% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| East Launceston | Ordinary | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Bass
- Invermay
- Kings Meadows - Punchbowl
- Launceston
- Legana
- Mowbray
- Newnham - Mayfield
- Newstead
- Norwood (Tas.)
- Ravenswood
- Riverside
- Summerhill - Prospect
- Trevallyn
- Waverley - St Leonards
- West Launceston
- Youngtown - Relbia
- Beauty Point - Beaconsfield
- Grindelwald - Lanena
- Westbury
- Dilston - Lilydale
- George Town
- Flinders and Cape Barren Islands
- Scottsdale - Bridport
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.