How Williamstown voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Gellibrand · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Williamstown favoured Labor 65.1% (v Coalition 34.9%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 3.0 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 45.5%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 62.4 | Lab 62.1 | Lab 65.1 | Lab +3.0 |
| Labor | 46.2% | 41.3% | 45.5% | +4.2 |
| Coalition | 32.1% | 27.2% | 27.4% | +0.3 |
| Greens | 16.8% | 19.2% | 18.4% | -0.7 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 2.8% | 5.3% | +2.5 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 4.9% | 9.5% | 3.3% | -6.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Williamstown | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,382 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 41.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 49.7% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 26.0% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 39.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 23.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 13.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 15,912 (12,471 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport GELLIBRAND PPVC | PPVC | 32% | |
| Williamstown South | Ordinary | 15% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 14% | |
| Williamstown West | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Williamstown North | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Williamstown | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Williamstown Bayview | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Gellibrand
- Altona
- Altona Meadows
- Seabrook
- Laverton
- Werribee - South
- Point Cook - East
- Point Cook - South
- Point Cook - North East
- Point Cook - North West
- Truganina - North
- Truganina - South East
- Truganina - South West
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.