A breakdown of voter participation rates for local council elections held across Victoria.
The following charts compare the participation rates of voters in Victorian local council elections. Each rate is the overall rate for all councils holding elections in that financial year. For statistics about elections held prior to 2000 and by-elections, please contact us.
Overall participation rates in postal elections
| 1999-2000 |
75.57% |
| 2000-2001 |
78.48% |
| 2001-2002 |
73.78% |
| 2002-2003 |
76.42% |
| 2003-2004 |
No elections held |
| 2004-2005 |
75.07% |
| 2005-2006 |
75.66% |
| 2006-2008 |
No elections held |
| 2008-2009 |
75.51% |
| 2009-2012 |
No elections held |
| 2012-2013 |
72.53% |
| 2013-2016 |
No elections held |
| 2016-2017 |
73.75% |
| 2017-2018 |
79.73% |
| 2018-2020 |
No elections held |
| 2020-2021 |
84.12% |
| 2021-2022 |
81.51% |
Overall participation rates in attendance elections
| 1999-2000 |
65.07% |
| 2000-2001 |
No attendance elections |
| 2001-2002 |
64.62% |
| 2002-2003 |
71.16% |
| 2003-2004 |
No elections held |
| 2004-2005 |
55.65% |
| 2005-2006 |
72.80% |
| 2006-2008 |
No elections held |
| 2008-2009 |
70.03% |
| 2009-2012 |
No elections held |
| 2012-2013 |
63.62% |
| 2013-2016 |
No elections held |
| 2016-2017 |
61.49% |
| 2017-2018 |
No attendance elections |
| 2018-2020 |
No elections held |
| 2020-2021 |
No attendance elections |
| 2021-2022 |
No attendance elections |
Overall participation rates in regional and outer metropolitan municipalities
| 1999-2000 |
76.75% |
| 2000-2001 |
78.48% |
| 2001-2002 |
79.35% |
| 2002-2003 |
77.77% |
| 2003-2004 |
No elections held |
| 2004-2005 |
79.39% |
| 2005-2006 |
76.70% |
| 2006-2008 |
No elections held |
| 2008-2009 |
78.26% |
| 2009-2012 |
No elections held |
| 2012-2013 |
76.32% |
| 2013-2016 |
No elections held |
| 2016-2017 |
77.19% |
| 2017-2018 |
79.73% |
| 2018-2020 |
No elections held |
| 2020-2021 |
82.99% |
| 2021-2022 |
81.51% |
Overall participation rates in metropolitan municipalities
| 1999-2000 |
72.60% |
| 2000-2001 |
No metropolitan elections |
| 2001-2002 |
68.83% |
| 2002-2003 |
73.91% |
| 2003-2004 |
No elections held |
| 2004-2005 |
66.69% |
| 2005-2006 |
74.40% |
| 2006-2008 |
No elections held |
| 2008-2009 |
73.29% |
| 2009-2012 |
No elections held |
| 2012-2013 |
68.90% |
| 2013-2016 |
No elections held |
| 2016-2017 |
69.70% |
| 2017-2018 |
No metropolitan elections |
| 2018-2020 |
No elections held |
| 2020-2021 |
80.39% |
| 2021-2022 |
No metropolitan elections |
