Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate 2017
Updated: 9 January 2018
Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate as at 31 December 2017
State/Territory |
Electors enrolled |
Eligible Australians |
Proportion of Eligible Australians Enrolled |
Estimated not enrolled |
NSW |
5,200,334 |
5,319,640 |
97.8% |
119,306 |
VIC |
4,076,241 |
4,240,868 |
96.1% |
164,627 |
QLD |
3,180,694 |
3,342,848 |
95.1% |
162,154 |
WA |
1,613,185 |
1,698,037 |
95.0% |
84,852 |
SA |
1,197,467 |
1,240,039 |
96.6% |
42,572 |
TAS |
380,122 |
389,894 |
97.5% |
9,772 |
ACT |
289,393 |
291,325 |
99.3% |
1,932 |
NT |
138,997 |
165,105 |
84.2% |
26,108 |
National |
16,076,433 |
16,687,756 |
96.3% |
611,323 |
Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate as at 30 September 2017
State/Territory |
Electors enrolled |
Eligible Australians |
Proportion of Eligible Australians Enrolled |
Estimated not enrolled |
NSW |
5,191,330 |
5,312,270 |
97.7% |
120,940 |
VIC |
4,071,313 |
4,230,757 |
96.2% |
159,444 |
QLD |
3,162,452 |
3,332,809 |
94.9% |
170,357 |
WA |
1,609,791 |
1,695,016 |
95.0% |
85,225 |
SA |
1,197,033 |
1,239,539 |
96.6% |
42,506 |
TAS |
380,099 |
389,530 |
97.6% |
9,431 |
ACT |
289,017 |
290,898 |
99.4% |
1,881 |
NT |
138,335 |
165,037 |
83.8% |
26,702 |
National |
16,039,370 |
16,655,856 |
96.3% |
616,486 |
Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate as at 30 June 2017
State/Territory |
Electors enrolled |
Eligible Australians |
Proportion of Eligible Australians Enrolled |
Estimated not enrolled |
NSW |
5,154,690 |
5,349,627 |
96.4% |
194,937 |
VIC |
4,024,487 |
4,194,950 |
95.9% |
170,463 |
QLD |
3,121,304 |
3,333,829 |
93.6% |
212,525 |
WA |
1,597,412 |
1,730,048 |
92.3% |
132,636 |
SA |
1,186,836 |
1,241,031 |
95.6% |
54,195 |
TAS |
375,504 |
391,354 |
95.9% |
15,850 |
ACT |
284,782 |
286,977 |
99.2% |
2,195 |
NT |
137,773 |
165,876 |
83.1% |
28,103 |
National |
15,882,788 |
16,693,692 |
95.1% |
810,904 |
Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate as at 31 March 2017
State/Territory |
Electors enrolled |
Eligible Australians |
Proportion of Eligible Australians Enrolled |
Estimated not enrolled |
NSW |
5,124,761 |
5,333,143 |
96.1% |
208,382 |
VIC |
4,002,808 |
4,175,559 |
95.9% |
172,751 |
QLD |
3,106,910 |
3,323,132 |
93.5% |
216,222 |
WA |
1,596,854 |
1,724,340 |
92.6% |
127,486 |
SA |
1,185,193 |
1,238,742 |
95.7% |
53,549 |
TAS |
376,167 |
390,781 |
96.3% |
14,614 |
ACT |
284,255 |
286,301 |
99.3% |
2,046 |
NT |
136,980 |
165,569 |
82.7% |
28,589 |
National |
15,813,928 |
16,637,567 |
95.0% |
823,639 |
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