Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate 2019
Updated: 14 January 2020
Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate as at 31 December 2019
State/Territory |
Electors enrolled |
Eligible Australians |
Proportion of Eligible Australians Enrolled |
Estimated not enrolled |
NSW |
5,322,014 |
5,417,145 |
98.2% |
95,131 |
VIC |
4,227,647 |
4,370,268 |
96.7% |
142,621 |
QLD |
3,299,172 |
3,458,203 |
95.4% |
159,031 |
WA |
1,669,646 |
1,731,948 |
96.4% |
62,302 |
SA |
1,220,637 |
1,257,958 |
97.0% |
37,321 |
TAS |
388,216 |
400,781 |
96.9% |
12,565 |
ACT |
299,685 |
302,612 |
99.0% |
2,927 |
NT |
140,502 |
165,524 |
84.9% |
25,022 |
National |
16,567,519 |
17,104,439 |
96.9% |
536,920 |
Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate as at 30 September 2019
State/Territory |
Electors enrolled |
Eligible Australians |
Proportion of Eligible Australians Enrolled |
Estimated not enrolled |
NSW |
5,303,980 |
5,397,203 |
98.3% |
93,223 |
VIC |
4,205,945 |
4,347,888 |
96.7% |
141,943 |
QLD |
3,279,371 |
3,444,893 |
95.2% |
165,522 |
WA |
1,656,344 |
1,723,996 |
96.1% |
67,652 |
SA |
1,215,479 |
1,254,740 |
96.9% |
39,261 |
TAS |
387,026 |
399,592 |
96.9% |
12,566 |
ACT |
297,706 |
299,874 |
99.3% |
2,168 |
NT |
140,334 |
165,214 |
84.9% |
24,880 |
National |
16,486,185 |
17,033,400 |
96.8% |
547,215 |
Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate as at 30 June 2019
State/Territory |
Electors enrolled |
Eligible Australians |
Proportion of Eligible Australians Enrolled |
Estimated not enrolled |
NSW |
5,302,696 |
5,389,188 |
98.4% |
86,492 |
VIC |
4,201,978 |
4,328,483 |
97.1% |
126,505 |
QLD |
3,275,201 |
3,419,550 |
95.8% |
144,349 |
WA |
1,653,731 |
1,714,055 |
96.5% |
60,324 |
SA |
1,215,172 |
1,248,996 |
97.3% |
33,824 |
TAS |
387,535 |
397,159 |
97.6% |
9,624 |
ACT |
296,622 |
298,933 |
99.2% |
2,311 |
NT |
140,064 |
166,136 |
84.3% |
26,072 |
National |
16,472,999 |
16,962,500 |
97.1% |
489,501 |
Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate for the 2019 federal election
State/Territory |
Electors on Certified List |
Eligible Australians |
Proportion of Eligible Australians Enrolled |
Estimated not enrolled |
NSW |
5,298,606 |
5,382,410 |
98.4% |
83,804 |
VIC |
4,184,955 |
4,318,981 |
96.9% |
134,026 |
QLD |
3,262,848 |
3,412,974 |
95.6% |
150,126 |
WA |
1,645,637 |
1,711,408 |
96.2% |
65,771 |
SA |
1,210,867 |
1,247,487 |
97.1% |
36,620 |
TAS |
386,076 |
396,692 |
97.3% |
10,616 |
ACT |
295,933 |
298,182 |
99.2% |
2,249 |
NT |
139,326 |
166,005 |
83.9% |
26,679 |
National |
16,424,248 |
16,934,139 |
* 97.0% |
509,891 |
* A preliminary enrolment rate of 96.8 per cent was reported immediately following the roll close. Figures above have been revised with more up-to-date enrolment population estimates as at 18 May 2019.
Size of the electoral roll and enrolment rate as at 31 March 2019
State/Territory |
Electors enrolled |
Eligible Australians |
Proportion of Eligible Australians Enrolled |
Estimated not enrolled |
NSW |
5,271,001 |
5,376,076 |
98.0% |
105,075 |
VIC |
4,161,403 |
4,311,702 |
96.5% |
150,299 |
QLD |
3,239,305 |
3,407,473 |
95.1% |
168,168 |
WA |
1,632,927 |
1,709,841 |
95.5% |
76,914 |
SA |
1,202,612 |
1,246,625 |
96.5% |
44,013 |
TAS |
383,287 |
396,278 |
96.7% |
12,991 |
ACT |
294,142 |
297,635 |
98.8% |
3,493 |
NT |
139,146 |
165,983 |
83.8% |
26,837 |
National |
16,323,823 |
16,911,613 |
96.5% |
587,790 |