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Should the law be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry?
Of the eligible Australians in Victoria who expressed a view on this question, the majority indicated that the law should be changed to allow same-sex couples to marry, with 2,145,629 (64.9%) responding Yes and 1,161,098 (35.1%) responding No. More than 8 out of 10 eligible Australians in Victoria (81.7%) expressed their view.
Response for Federal Electoral Divisions within Victoria(a)
Federal Electoral Division
Yes
No
Total
no.
Yes %
no.
No %
no.
%
Aston
48,455
62.0
29,730
38.0
78,185
100
Ballarat
65,613
70.5
27,405
29.5
93,018
100
Batman
66,383
71.2
26,906
28.8
93,289
100
Bendigo
63,412
68.7
28,852
31.3
92,264
100
Bruce
34,644
46.9
39,203
53.1
73,847
100
Calwell
37,839
43.2
49,823
56.8
87,662
100
Casey
59,959
68.1
28,144
31.9
88,103
100
Chisholm
49,448
61.6
30,844
38.4
80,292
100
Corangamite
69,723
71.6
27,708
28.4
97,431
100
Corio
62,658
67.7
29,865
32.3
92,523
100
Deakin
55,464
65.7
28,973
34.3
84,437
100
Dunkley
62,840
72.0
24,471
28.0
87,311
100
Flinders
68,291
70.0
29,275
30.0
97,566
100
Gellibrand
62,045
68.1
29,065
31.9
91,110
100
Gippsland
51,196
60.2
33,910
39.8
85,106
100
Goldstein
69,726
76.3
21,663
23.7
91,389
100
Gorton
49,834
53.3
43,587
46.7
93,421
100
Higgins
70,059
78.3
19,375
21.7
89,434
100
Holt
47,147
50.7
45,875
49.3
93,022
100
Hotham
47,986
59.6
32,524
40.4
80,510
100
Indi
54,563
63.1
31,925
36.9
86,488
100
Isaacs
56,645
65.3
30,063
34.7
86,708
100
Jagajaga
65,098
73.5
23,453
26.5
88,551
100
Kooyong
63,592
73.7
22,729
26.3
86,321
100
Lalor
57,062
56.8
43,429
43.2
100,491
100
La Trobe
61,807
67.5
29,826
32.5
91,633
100
Mallee
42,495
54.3
35,795
45.7
78,290
100
Maribyrnong
53,208
59.9
35,658
40.1
88,866
100
McEwen
73,705
65.4
39,007
34.6
112,712
100
McMillan
61,479
62.7
36,500
37.3
97,979
100
Melbourne
81,287
83.7
15,839
16.3
97,126
100
Melbourne Ports
70,589
82.0
15,523
18.0
86,112
100
Menzies
47,137
57.0
35,626
43.0
82,763
100
Murray
48,205
57.6
35,452
42.4
83,657
100
Scullin
48,245
53.4
42,147
46.6
90,392
100
Wannon
49,340
61.0
31,529
39.0
80,869
100
Wills
68,450
70.0
29,399
30.0
97,849
100
Victoria (Total)
2,145,629
64.9
1,161,098
35.1
3,306,727
100
Australia (Total)
7,817,247
61.6
4,873,987
38.4
12,691,234
100
(a) The Federal Electoral Division boundaries are current as at 24 August 2017.
Participation
3,317,755 (81.7%) eligible Australians in Victoria participated in the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey.
Females were more likely to respond than males. In Victoria, 83.6% (1,736,595) of eligible females and 79.6% (1,554,205) of eligible males responded to the survey.
In Victoria, those aged 70 to 74 were the most likely to respond to the survey with 89.3% of eligible electors in this age group participating. The participation rate was lowest in those aged 30 to 34 at 75.9%.
Participation for Federal Electoral Divisions within Victoria(a)
Federal Electoral Division
Total responding(b)
Non-responding
Total
no.
Total responding(b) %
no.
Non-responding %
no.
%
Aston
78,419
81.6
17,664
18.4
96,083
100
Ballarat
93,351
81.7
20,923
18.3
114,274
100
Batman
93,576
83.9
17,901
16.1
111,477
100
Bendigo
92,597
82.7
19,360
17.3
111,957
100
Bruce
74,104
77.7
21,261
22.3
95,365
100
Calwell
87,993
78.9
23,588
21.1
111,581
100
Casey
88,419
84.0
16,807
16.0
105,226
100
Chisholm
80,563
82.4
17,188
17.6
97,751
100
Corangamite
97,757
85.1
17,123
14.9
114,880
100
Corio
92,882
83.6
18,255
16.4
111,137
100
Deakin
84,713
84.6
15,389
15.4
100,102
100
Dunkley
87,596
81.9
19,322
18.1
106,918
100
Flinders
97,902
82.1
21,407
17.9
119,309
100
Gellibrand
91,388
82.2
19,771
17.8
111,159
100
Gippsland
85,444
80.7
20,370
19.3
105,814
100
Goldstein
91,627
86.0
14,857
14.0
106,484
100
Gorton
93,768
77.3
27,479
22.7
121,247
100
Higgins
89,614
84.4
16,615
15.6
106,229
100
Holt
93,311
76.8
28,260
23.2
121,571
100
Hotham
80,813
80.4
19,732
19.6
100,545
100
Indi
86,812
82.1
18,934
17.9
105,746
100
Isaacs
86,983
80.8
20,692
19.2
107,675
100
Jagajaga
88,806
85.3
15,363
14.7
104,169
100
Kooyong
86,552
86.0
14,147
14.0
100,699
100
Lalor
100,836
77.0
30,127
23.0
130,963
100
La Trobe
91,901
82.9
19,002
17.1
110,903
100
Mallee
78,649
78.8
21,207
21.2
99,856
100
Maribyrnong
89,226
79.0
23,762
21.0
112,988
100
McEwen
113,089
80.7
26,966
19.3
140,055
100
McMillan
98,351
81.4
22,403
18.6
120,754
100
Melbourne
97,308
82.8
20,154
17.2
117,462
100
Melbourne Ports
86,310
82.2
18,745
17.8
105,055
100
Menzies
83,021
84.1
15,745
15.9
98,766
100
Murray
84,014
79.6
21,560
20.4
105,574
100
Scullin
90,749
79.9
22,817
20.1
113,566
100
Wannon
81,212
81.4
18,569
18.6
99,781
100
Wills
98,099
82.9
20,169
17.1
118,268
100
Victoria (Total)
3,317,755
81.7
743,634
18.3
4,061,389
100
Australia (Total)
12,727,920
79.5
3,278,260
20.5
16,006,180
100
(a) The Federal Electoral Division boundaries are current as at 24 August 2017.
(b) Includes response not clear and blank responses.
For more detailed information on response and participation, download the results spreadsheets from the Downloads.
To find out more about the characteristics of New South Wales electoral divisions see Quickstats.
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