Enrolment activity by state and enrolment type - February 2019

Updated: 08 March 2019

Electors on the roll by state as at 28 February 2019

Note: Aged 18 and over

Number of enrolments with Federal entitlement
State/Territory Enrolment
NSW 5,241,709
VIC 4,154,566
QLD 3,227,950
WA 1,627,225
SA 1,200,116
TAS 382,166
ACT 292,744
NT 138,823
Grand Total 16,265,299

Enrolment activity by state and enrolment type

Number of enrolment transactions processed with Federal entitlement – via Direct Enrolment and Update compared to all other sources of enrolment by enrolment type.

Note: Includes all ages

All new, re-enrolments and updated enrolments
State/Territory Direct Enrol and Update^ Online Mail Review Other *> Total
NSW 38,202 56,724 186 10,022 105,134
VIC 14,666 19,363 119 12,301 46,449
QLD 20,711 27,951 269 5,608 54,539
WA 8,122 9,734 93 3,700 21,649
SA 5,119 7,603 104 1,852 14,678
TAS 1,532 2,028 48 835 4,443
ACT 1,239 3,379 8 510 5,136
NT 762 1,282 12 298 2,354
National 90,353 128,064 839 35,126 254,382

Direct Enrol and Update enrolment transactions processed – effect on the Federal electoral roll.

New enrolments
State/Territory Direct Enrol Direct Enrol Other > Total
NSW 3,004 66 3,070
VIC 1,092 90 1,182
QLD 1,549 33 1,582
WA 1,055 35 1,090
SA 492 9 501
TAS 101 5 106
ACT 83 0 83
NT 103 0 103
National 7,479 238 7,717
Re-enrolments
State/Territory Direct Enrol Direct Enrol Other > Total
NSW 592 6 598
VIC 439 9 448
QLD 716 8 724
WA 379 3 382
SA 185 2 187
TAS 67 0 67
ACT 23 0 23
NT 44 0 44
National 2,445 28 2,473
Updates
State/Territory Direct Enrol Direct Enrol Other > Total
NSW 34,606 1,043 35,649
VIC 13,135 2,842 15,977
QLD 18,446 576 19,022
WA 6,688 336 7,024
SA 4,442 163 4,605
TAS 1,364 81 1,445
ACT 1,133 29 1,162
NT 615 27 642
National 80,429 5,097 85,526

^ Direct Enrol and Direct Update are enrolment transactions processed generated by sections 103A & B of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918. These are made up of enrolment transactions processed at the end of the notification period, as well as direct enrolment transactions processed as a result of a returned direct enrolment or update letter of intent within this period. Enrolment transactions may occur outside of the source state as a result of advice from the elector provided within the notification period.

* Other includes predominantly enrolment forms obtained from Transport Authorities, Department of Human Services, Australia Post, AEC Divisional offices, and Citizenship Ceremonies.

> Direct Enrol and Direct Update Other includes enrolments which were prompted by a direct enrol or direct update letter of intent, but which resulted in a claim for enrolment by the elector (section 98 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918).

Enrolment from a Federal perspective

In other words, where an elector doesn't have an existing Federal enrolment entitlement then the Direct Enrol and Update process will identify the enrolment as a new enrolment or a re-enrolment.