How West Coast (Tas.) voted
SA2 area in Tasmania · federal division: Braddon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of West Coast (Tas.) favoured Labor 62.9% (v Coalition 37.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 20.3 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 43.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 53.1 | Coal 57.4 | Lab 62.9 | Lab +20.3 |
| Labor | 35.5% | 21.4% | 43.0% | +21.6 |
| Coalition | 31.3% | 41.1% | 24.2% | -16.9 |
| Greens | 4.8% | 6.1% | 7.1% | +1.0 |
| One Nation | 8.5% | 5.4% | 10.5% | +5.1 |
| Independents | 13.2% | 5.5% | 8.7% | +3.2 |
| Others | 6.7% | 20.4% | 6.4% | -14.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | West Coast (Tas.) | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $958 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 9.3% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 51.3% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 25.9% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 46.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 12.5% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 6.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,267 (3,479 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queenstown PPVC | PPVC | 29% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 13% | |
| Zeehan | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Rosebery | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Strahan | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Queenstown | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Tullah | Ordinary | 3% | yes |
| Burnie PPVC | PPVC | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Braddon
- Acton - Upper Burnie
- Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds
- Burnie - Wivenhoe
- Parklands - Camdale
- Penguin - Sulphur Creek
- Romaine - Havenview
- Somerset
- Ulverstone
- West Ulverstone
- Wynyard
- Devonport
- East Devonport
- Latrobe
- Miandetta - Don
- Port Sorell
- Quoiba - Spreyton
- Sheffield - Railton
- Turners Beach - Forth
- King Island
- North West
- Smithton
- Waratah
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.