Indigenous enrolment rate

Updated: 18 September 2025

The estimated number of Indigenous electors on the Roll compared to the total number of Indigenous Australians estimated to be eligible to enrol.

Indigenous enrolment estimates as at 30 June 2025

State

Estimated Indigenous voting age population1

Estimated Indigenous enrolled

Estimated Indigenous unenrolled

Enrolment Rate

NSW

223,801

217,543

6,258

97.2%

VIC

53,679

50,134

3,545

93.4%

QLD

182,483

167,125

15,358

91.6%

WA

81,378

70,449

10,929

86.6%

SA

34,425

32,343

2,082

94.0%

TAS

22,849

22,400

449

98.0%

ACT

7,139

6,599

540

92.4%

NT

53,934

47,222

6,712

87.6%

National2

659,688

613,815

45,873

93.0%
Indigenous enrolment estimates as at 30 June 2024
State Estimated Indigenous voting age population1 Estimated Indigenous enrolled Estimated Indigenous unenrolled Enrolment Rate
NSW 218,216 210,904 7,312 96.6%
VIC 52,077 49,152 2,925 94.4%
QLD 177,213 163,392 13,821 92.2%
WA 79,403 68,387 11,016 86.1%
SA 33,615 30,228 3,387 89.9%
TAS 22,269 21,647 622 97.2%
ACT 6,936 6,511 425 93.9%
NT 53,150 46,733 6,417 87.9%
National2 642,879 596,954 45,925 92.9%
Indigenous enrolment estimates as at 30 June 2023
State Estimated Indigenous voting age population1 Estimated Indigenous enrolled Estimated Indigenous unenrolled Enrolment Rate
NSW 185,327 180,675 4,652 97.5%
VIC 42,777 40,865 1,912 95.5%
QLD 156,887 149,590 7,297 95.3%
WA 72,270 62,804 9,466 86.9%
SA 29,714 27,534 2,180 92.7%
TAS 20,012 19,551 461 97.7%
ACT 6,197 5,937 260 95.8%
NT 54,344 47,253 7,091 87.0%
National2 567,528 534,209 33,319 94.1%
Indigenous enrolment estimates as at 31 December 2022
State Estimated Indigenous voting age population1 Estimated Indigenous enrolled Estimated Indigenous unenrolled Enrolment Rate
NSW 183,253 167,265 15,988 91.3%
VIC 42,187 35,997 6,190 85.3%
QLD 154,710 128,662 26,048 83.2%
WA 71,456 52,942 18,514 74.1%
SA 29,373 24,095 5,278 82.0%
TAS 19,795 18,140 1,655 91.6%
ACT 6,107 5,366 741 87.9%
NT 53,959 41,384 12,575 76.7%
National2 560,840 473,851 86,989 84.5%
Indigenous enrolment estimates as at 30 June 2022
State Estimated Indigenous voting age population1 Estimated Indigenous enrolled Estimated Indigenous unenrolled Enrolment Rate
NSW 181,144 161,693 19,451 89.3%
VIC 41,587 34,327 7,260 82.5%
QLD 152,497 121,691 30,806 79.8%
WA 70,629 49,802 20,827 70.5%
SA 29,027 22,610 6,417 77.9%
TAS 19,575 17,570 2,005 89.8%
ACT 5,817 4,970 847 85.4%
NT 53,563 39,703 13,860 74.1%
National2 553,839 452,366 101,473 81.7%
Indigenous enrolment estimates as at 30 June 2021
State Estimated Indigenous voting age population1 Estimated Indigenous enrolled Estimated Indigenous unenrolled Enrolment Rate
NSW 176,959 153,378 23,581 86.7%
VIC 40,347 31,728 8,619 78.6%
QLD 148,264 115,821 32,443 78.1%
WA 69,061 48,107 20,954 69.7%
SA 28,340 21,253 7,087 75.0%
TAS 19,138 16,891 2,247 88.3%
ACT 5,634 4,567 1,067 81.1%
NT 52,755 36,696 16,059 69.6%
National2 540,498 428,441 112,057 79.3%
Indigenous enrolment estimates as at 30 June 2020
State Estimated Indigenous voting age population1 Estimated Indigenous enrolled Estimated Indigenous unenrolled Enrolment Rate
NSW 173,203 149,803 23,400 86.5%
VIC 39,070 30,359 8,711 77.7%
QLD 143,325 109,146 34,179 76.2%
WA 68,241 46,154 22,087 67.6%
SA 27,949 20,431 7,518 73.1%
TAS 18,991 16,149 2,842 85.0%
ACT 5,467 4,388 1,079 80.3%
NT 52,847 36,320 16,527 68.7%
National2 529,093 412,750 116,343 78.0%
Indigenous enrolment estimates as at 30 June 2019
State Estimated Indigenous voting age population1 Estimated Indigenous enrolled Estimated Indigenous unenrolled Enrolment Rate
NSW 168,896 145,657 23,239 86.2%
VIC 37,839 28,764 9,075 76.0%
QLD 139,306 102,681 36,625 73.7%
WA 66,335 43,087 23,248 65.0%
SA 27,207 19,120 8,087 70.3%
TAS 18,489 15,713 2,776 85.0%
ACT 5,273 4,249 1,024 80.6%
NT 51,674 35,262 16,412 68.2%
National2 515,019 394,533 120,486 76.6%
Indigenous enrolment estimates as at 30 June 2018
State Estimated Indigenous voting age population1 Estimated Indigenous enrolled Estimated Indigenous unenrolled Enrolment Rate
NSW 164,510 143,598 20,912 87.3%
VIC 36,645 27,857 8,788 76.0%
QLD 135,141 97,990 37,151 72.5%
WA 64,451 41,121 23,330 63.8%
SA 26,507 18,611 7,896 70.2%
TAS 17,986 15,135 2,851 84.1%
ACT 5,089 4,041 1,048 79.4%
NT 50,464 34,057 16,407 67.5%
National2 500,793 382,410 118,383 76.4%
Indigenous enrolment estimates as at 30 June 2017
State Estimated Indigenous voting age population1 Estimated Indigenous enrolled Estimated Indigenous unenrolled Enrolment Rate
NSW 160,728 138,123 22,605 85.9%
VIC 35,442 26,101 9,341 73.6%
QLD 131,700 92,129 39,571 70.0%
WA 62,731 39,364 23,367 62.8%
SA 25,783 17,507 8,276 67.9%
TAS 17,517 14,583 2,934 83.3%
ACT 4,828 3,680 1,148 76.2%
NT 49,419 33,144 16,275 67.1%
National2 488,148 364,631 123,517 74.7%

Source

The AEC Indigenous enrolment rate estimates use self-identified Indigeneity data made available to the AEC by Services Australia, combined with population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and compared with the electoral Roll data.

Notes

  1. Estimated Indigenous voting age population estimates are based on ABS Proj. Series B (cat. 3238.0):
    Figures for 2017 to 2023 use ABS data released in 2019.
    Figures for 2024 use ABS data released in 2024.
    Figures for 2025 use ABS data released in 2025.
  2. National estimates exclude ‘Other Territories’ such as Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.