Size of the electoral roll and estimated participation rate 2012
Updated: 13 May 2013
Size of the electoral roll and participation rate as at 31 December 2012
State/Territory |
Electors enrolled |
Eligible Australians |
Proportion of Eligible Australians Enrolled |
Estimated not enrolled |
NSW |
4 660 572 |
5 124 490 |
90.9% |
463 918 |
VIC |
3 636 294 |
3 948 210 |
92.1% |
311 916 |
QLD |
2 774 332 |
3 133 878 |
88.5% |
359 546 |
WA |
1 395 472 |
1 636 713 |
85.3% |
241 241 |
SA |
1 105 673 |
1 198 304 |
92.3% |
92 631 |
TAS |
358 819 |
381 739 |
94.0% |
22 920 |
ACT |
259 616 |
275 275 |
94.3% |
15 659 |
NT |
125 961 |
156 699 |
80.4% |
30 738 |
National |
14 316 739 |
15 855 308 |
90.3% |
1 538 569 |
Size of the electoral roll and participation rate as at 30 September 2012
State/Territory |
Electors enrolled |
Eligible Australians |
Proportion of Eligible Australians Enrolled |
Estimated not enrolled |
NSW |
4 648 429 |
5 106 321 |
91.0% |
457 892 |
VIC |
3 619 729 |
3 930 434 |
92.1% |
310 705 |
QLD |
2 779 556 |
3 120 251 |
89.1% |
340 695 |
WA |
1 387 350 |
1 622 766 |
85.5% |
235 416 |
SA |
1 103 973 |
1 194 946 |
92.4% |
90 973 |
TAS |
359 145 |
381 270 |
94.2% |
22 125 |
ACT |
257 190 |
273 617 |
94.0% |
16 427 |
NT |
126 762 |
156 250 |
81.1% |
29 488 |
National |
14 282 134 |
15 785 855 |
90.5% |
1 503 721 |
Size of the electoral roll and participation rate as at 30 June 2012
State/Territory |
Electors enrolled |
Eligible Australians |
Proportion of Eligible Australians Enrolled |
Estimated not enrolled |
NSW |
4 630 144 |
5 085 557 |
91.0% |
455 413 |
VIC |
3 605 875 |
3 911 457 |
92.2% |
305 582 |
QLD |
2 773 885 |
3 104 244 |
89.4% |
330 359 |
WA |
1 382 734 |
1 607 652 |
86.0% |
224 918 |
SA |
1 101 628 |
1 191 275 |
92.5% |
89 647 |
TAS |
358 649 |
380 577 |
94.2% |
21 928 |
ACT |
251 535 |
271 410 |
92.7% |
19 875 |
NT |
122 715 |
155 537 |
78.9% |
32 822 |
National |
14 227 165 |
15 707 709 |
90.6% |
1 480 544 |
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