Enrolment update

An illustration showing a young man in a party hat and red shirt with the number 18, completing an enrolment form on a laptop.We maintain the Victorian register of electors, prioritising accuracy and security. Our key objectives are to increase eligible voters enrolled each year and maintain this at or above the national average.

In 2023–24, the number of Victorians enrolled to vote increased by 72,534 (1.6%) from the previous year, totalling 4,518,680.

Enrolment rates for people aged 25 and above increased during the year, while there was a slight decline in the 18–24 age bracket.

Of eligible voters:

  • 1.2% under 18 are provisionally enrolled
  • 91.1% aged 18 to 24 are enrolled
  • 99% aged 25 to 29 are enrolled
  • 98.8% aged 30 to 69 and over 70 are enrolled.

The average enrolment was 564,835 voters per region and 51,349 per district.

We share enrolment information with the Australian Electoral Commission to improve the enrolment process. This is overseen by a Joint Roll Management Committee (JRMC) that meets twice a year.

In 2023–24, the JRMC focused on reducing differences between the Commonwealth and state rolls. Divergence between the rolls reduced from 41,543 in June 2023 to 35,035 in June 2024.

Our Roll Management System, a technology platform that helps us maintain the register of electors and create electoral rolls, is undergoing a technical upgrade following an analysis in the second half of 2022. This upgrade is progressing as planned and will continue until mid-2025.

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