How Wendouree - Miners Rest voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Ballarat · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Wendouree - Miners Rest favoured Labor 59.4% (v Coalition 40.6%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 3.6 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 43.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 60.8 | Lab 63.0 | Lab 59.4 | Coal +3.6 |
| Labor | 49.4% | 46.2% | 43.0% | -3.2 |
| Coalition | 30.7% | 27.4% | 30.1% | +2.7 |
| Greens | 7.2% | 12.8% | 12.5% | -0.2 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.5% | 7.6% | +4.1 |
| Independents | 3.5% | 2.0% | 2.6% | +0.6 |
| Others | 9.3% | 8.0% | 4.1% | -4.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Wendouree - Miners Rest | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,191 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 13.1% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 53.5% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 36.3% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 32.6% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 9.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 5.8% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 15,333 (11,886 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballarat West PPVC | PPVC | 38% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 15% | |
| Miners Rest | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Wendouree North | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Wendouree West | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Ballarat BALLARAT PPVC | PPVC | 6% | |
| Wendouree | Ordinary | 3% | |
| Sebastopol PPVC | PPVC | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Ballarat
- Alfredton
- Ballarat
- Buninyong
- Delacombe
- Smythes Creek
- Ballarat East - Warrenheip
- Ballarat North - Invermay
- Canadian - Mount Clear
- Sebastopol - Redan
- Creswick - Clunes
- Daylesford
- Gordon (Vic.)
- Avoca
- Beaufort
- Golden Plains - North
- Golden Plains - South
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.