Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate 2016
Updated: 13 January 2017
Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate as at 31 December 2016
State/Territory |
Electors enrolled |
Eligible Australians |
Proportion of Eligible Australians Enrolled |
Estimated not enrolled |
NSW |
5,125,255 |
5,326,618 |
96.2% |
201,363 |
VIC |
3,996,622 |
4,159,038 |
96.1% |
162,416 |
QLD |
3,096,281 |
3,302,261 |
93.8% |
205,980 |
WA |
1,588,080 |
1,723,854 |
92.1% |
135,774 |
SA |
1,185,014 |
1,238,160 |
95.7% |
53,146 |
TAS |
375,386 |
389,369 |
96.4% |
13,983 |
ACT |
283,516 |
285,162 |
99.4% |
1,646 |
NT |
137,360 |
164,547 |
83.5% |
27,187 |
National |
15,787,514 |
16,589,009 |
95.2% |
801,495 |
Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate as at 30 September 2016
State/Territory |
Electors enrolled |
Eligible Australians |
Proportion of Eligible Australians Enrolled |
Estimated not enrolled |
NSW |
5,126,651 |
5,316,077 |
96.4% |
189,426 |
VIC |
3,997,699 |
4,147,289 |
96.4% |
149,590 |
QLD |
3,086,692 |
3,292,939 |
93.7% |
206,247 |
WA |
1,587,225 |
1,718,641 |
92.4% |
131,416 |
SA |
1,186,079 |
1,236,440 |
95.9% |
50,361 |
TAS |
375,024 |
388,938 |
96.4% |
13,914 |
ACT |
284,240 |
284,516 |
99.9% |
276 |
NT |
137,495 |
164,362 |
83.7% |
26,867 |
National |
15 781 105 |
16 549 202 |
95.4% |
768 097 |
Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate as at 30 June 2016
State/Territory |
Electors enrolled |
Eligible Australians |
Proportion of Eligible Australians Enrolled |
Estimated not enrolled |
NSW |
5,092,749 |
5,305,013 |
96.0% |
212,264 |
VIC |
3,968,875 |
4,132,904 |
96.0% |
164,029 |
QLD |
3,078,985 |
3,282,943 |
93.8% |
203,958 |
WA |
1,580,890 |
1,712,824 |
92.3% |
131,934 |
SA |
1,185,127 |
1,234,717 |
96.0% |
49,590 |
TAS |
373,966 |
388,456 |
96.3% |
14,490 |
ACT |
282,729 |
283,456 |
99.7% |
727 |
NT |
133,553 |
164,012 |
81.4% |
30,459 |
National |
15 696 874 |
16 504 325 |
95.1% |
807 451 |
Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate as at 31 March 2016
State/Territory |
Electors enrolled |
Eligible Australians |
Proportion of Eligible Australians Enrolled |
Estimated not enrolled |
NSW |
5,030,350 |
5,287,350 |
95.1% |
257,000 |
VIC |
3,905,268 |
4,115,987 |
94.9% |
210,719 |
QLD |
3,038,558 |
3,273,386 |
92.8% |
234,828 |
WA |
1,550,786 |
1,705,352 |
90.9% |
154,566 |
SA |
1,167,453 |
1,231,836 |
94.8% |
64,383 |
TAS |
369,406 |
387,797 |
95.3% |
18,391 |
ACT |
276,398 |
281,723 |
98.1% |
5,325 |
NT |
130,110 |
163,831 |
79.4% |
33,721 |
National |
15,468,329 |
16,447,262 |
94.0% |
978,933 |
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