Find My Electorates

Uses your device's current location to look up which federal electoral division, state (or territory) electorate, and local council area you're physically standing in right now.

Which electorate am I in?

Australians are represented at three levels of government, and each uses different boundaries. This is the one place that tells you your federal electorate (House of Representatives division), your state or territory electorate and your local council area together. It covers 150 federal divisions, 415 state and territory electorates and 562 local council areas.

How do I find my federal electorate?

Use the finder above: share your device location or type an address. It tells you the federal division (your House of Representatives seat), your state or territory electorate and your local council area.

What is the difference between a federal and a state electorate?

A federal electorate (division) elects one member to the House of Representatives in Canberra. A state or territory electorate elects members to your state or territory parliament. They have different boundaries, so one address sits in a federal division, a state electorate and a council area at the same time.

Which council area am I in?

The finder also shows your local government area (council). The ACT has no local government tier.

Can the three levels have different names?

Yes. Boundaries are drawn separately by the AEC, each state electoral commission and each state's local government authority, so a suburb can fall in a federal division, a state seat and a council with unrelated names, and one council can span several electorates.

Queensland's state electorates have changed. How do I find my new one?

Queensland's electoral districts were redrawn in 2026 and the new districts apply from the next state general election. For Queensland addresses the finder shows your current state electorate and, separately, the new district you will be in from the next election. They can differ: for example, Highland Park is in Gaven today and in Mudgeeraba under the new boundaries.

Have federal electorates changed in South Australia, Tasmania or the ACT?

Yes. The Australian Electoral Commission determined new federal divisions for South Australia, Tasmania and the ACT on 8 October 2026. They apply to any federal election with a writ issued after that date, and current members keep their existing divisions until then. For addresses in those states the finder shows your current division and, separately, the division you will be in from the next federal election. For example, South Australia's Grey is renamed O'Donoghue.

How accurate is it?

Results depend on your device's location fix, and boundaries are simplified (about 40 m), so treat addresses close to a boundary as indicative. For anything official, such as enrolment, check the Australian Electoral Commission or your state electoral commission.

Browse every electorate

State and territory electorates: NSW • VIC • QLD • WA • SA • TAS • NT • ACT
Local councils: NSW • VIC • QLD • WA • SA • TAS • NT

By location: postcodes • suburbs • embed this lookup on your site • Queensland districts from the next election • new federal divisions in SA, Tasmania and the ACT

For programs and AI agents: free JSON lookup by postcode or coordinates — openapi.json • llms.txt • postcodes.csv