Election 2010: Updated figures on Australians enrolled to vote for 2010 election

18 August 2010

As a result of the recent High Court Decision (6 August) to extend the period for enrolling to vote in the federal election to 8pm 26 July 2010, the revised total number enrolled to vote is 14 088 260.

This compares to a previous total of 14 030 528 prior the Decision, representing an increase of 57 732 voters. A further 40 408 voters had their existing enrolment details updated.

Overall, 143 728 net additions to the electoral roll have occurred since the announcement of the 2010 federal election. A net total of 443 187 electors have been added to the roll since the close of rolls for the 2007 federal election, when 13 645 073 were enrolled to vote.

Table: Total enrolled to vote for Federal Election 2010 by State/Territory and by Age
Ages	NSW	VIC	QLD	WA	SA	TAS	ACT	NT	Total
18	62 029	49 524	37 919	18 392	15 064	5 265	4 055	1 225	193 473
19	69 066	54 249	40 950	20 503	16 116	5 744	4 275	1 363	212 266
20–24	356 268	284 157	218 037	112 455	84 474	27 503	23 390	10 968	1 117 252
25–29	358 261	288 397	225 325	112 511	83 080	25 285	25 061	13 652	1 131 572
30–34	363 307	289 141	216 283	108 393	79 338	24 341	23 278	13 167	1 117 248
35–39	420 094	330 158	251 216	122 459	91 632	29 235	24 749	14 129	1 283 672
40–44	406 201	328 524	246 312	125 273	96 035	30 679	23 138	13 439	1 269 601
45–49	438 875	336 452	261 319	132 619	104 514	34 337	23 314	12 811	1 344 241
50–54	425 607	324 798	252 242	130 176	103 850	34 840	22 347	11 740	1 305 600
55–59	391 501	296 746	234 038	120 401	97 437	33 011	20 117	10 151	1 203 402
60–64	368 465	277 418	222 503	109 416	92 902	31 664	18 188	7 710	1 128 266
65–69	282 388	208 264	166 716	79 037	69 268	24 081	11 834	4 645	846 233
70 +	669 166	494 974	346 886	170 542	171 366	52 582	23 913	6 005	1 935 434
Total	4 611 228	3 562 802	2 719 746	1 362 177	1 105 076	358 567	247 659	121 005	14 088 260

Editor's note:

The number of electors enrolled to vote for individual federal divisions (electorates) including age profiles are available. An earlier media release was issued containing summary figures for the original close of rolls.

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Phil Diak | Director Media
AEC, Canberra
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