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Victorian state district · Western Metropolitan

Footscray

Results and projection for this Legislative Assembly district.

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Next Election (Projected)

Current result

Labor wins in 80% of simulations
Labor 54.9%
Greens 45.1%

The win-probability figure above comes from a separate 10,000-run Monte Carlo simulation (see the Victoria Election Map page for methodology) built on this same TCP margin — it's how often that margin survives statewide polling uncertainty plus seat-level noise, not a different projection.

ALP
32.1%
LaborProjected winner
GRN
25.5%
Greens
LIB
15.1%
Coalition (Liberal)
OTH
9.8%
Other
ONP
9.0%
One Nation
IND
8.5%
Independent
Get to know the district

Footscray

6.9%
Unemployment rate
1.9pt above Victoria's 5% average
Population
72,597
Median age
35
Median household income
$2043/wk
Aboriginal / Torres Strait Islander
1%
Classification
Inner Melbourne

Ancestry

Asian
26%
European
24%
Australian
16%

People could report up to two ancestries. Grouped by region from the ABS's own top-5 responses for this seat — smaller regions outside that list aren't counted.

Language spoken at home

English only
45%
Other languages
31%
Vietnamese
16%
Cantonese
3%
Mandarin
3%
Greek
2%

Language spoken most often at home. "Other languages" is everyone outside the top responses shown.

Religion

No Religion
36%
Christian
21%
Buddhism
10%
Islam
6%

All people. Christian combines denominations in the ABS's own top-5 responses for this seat — smaller denominations outside that list aren't counted. Other faiths shown individually.

Education (highest level attained)

High School
35%
University Educated
34%
TAFE Educated
18%

People aged 15+. University Educated: Bachelor degree or higher. TAFE Educated: Certificate or Diploma. High School: no further qualification.

Housing

Renting
43%
Owned (Active Mortgage)
34%
Owned (No Mortgage)
21%

Most homes here are a separate house. Typical rent is $381/week; typical mortgage payment is $498/week.

Occupation

White collar
60%
Blue collar
38%

Employed people (15+). White collar: Managers, Professionals, Clerical & Administrative, Sales. Blue collar: Trades, Community & Personal Service, Machinery Operators, Labourers.

Past Results | Footscray

2022Projection
ALP43.1%32.1%
LIB17.9%15.1%
GRN22.4%25.5%
ONP—9.0%
Other16.6%9.8%
Independent—8.5%

Latest update: 2 October 2026