How Waverley - St Leonards voted
SA2 area in Tasmania · federal division: Bass · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Waverley - St Leonards favoured Labor 59.3% (v Coalition 40.7%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 10.7 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 41.2%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 50.8 | Coal 51.4 | Lab 59.3 | Lab +10.7 |
| Labor | 36.8% | 29.0% | 41.2% | +12.2 |
| Coalition | 41.1% | 38.9% | 29.2% | -9.6 |
| Greens | 8.1% | 9.0% | 11.4% | +2.4 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 5.4% | 8.1% | +2.7 |
| Independents | 4.3% | 5.5% | 5.5% | +0.0 |
| Others | 9.7% | 12.2% | 4.5% | -7.6 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Waverley - St Leonards | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,308 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 11.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 56.5% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 28.8% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 30.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 7.2% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.7% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 3,932 (3,003 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 Leonards | Ordinary | 28% | yes |
| Waverley | Ordinary | 24% | yes |
| Launceston BASS PPVC | PPVC | 18% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 13% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 2% | |
| Newstead | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Ravenswood | Ordinary | 2% |
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
- South Launceston
- Summerhill - Prospect
- Trevallyn
- 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.