How St Kilda - Central voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Macnamara · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of St Kilda - Central favoured Labor 67.4% (v Coalition 32.6%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.2 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 36.8%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 62.8 | Lab 67.7 | Lab 67.4 | Coal +0.2 |
| Labor | 33.2% | 32.4% | 36.8% | +4.4 |
| Coalition | 30.8% | 23.6% | 26.9% | +3.2 |
| Greens | 29.2% | 34.1% | 30.4% | -3.8 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 1.5% | 2.8% | +1.4 |
| Independents | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.9% | -0.0 |
| Others | 4.8% | 6.4% | 1.3% | -5.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | St Kilda - Central | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,788 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 47.0% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 62.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 62.3% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 12.8% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 41.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 25.5% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 11,857 (10,947 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Kilda MACNAMARA PPVC | PPVC | 26% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 16% | |
| Duggan | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| St Kilda | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Balaclava | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| St Kilda Park | Ordinary | 6% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 6% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Macnamara
- Docklands
- Southbank (West) - South Wharf
- Southbank - East
- Albert Park
- Elwood
- Port Melbourne
- St Kilda East
- Port Melbourne Industrial
- South Melbourne
- St Kilda - West
- Caulfield - 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.