Election 2025: Full list of early voting centres, polling booth locations

Australia will head to the polls on May 3 to vote for the next federal government. Here is everything you need to know about voting early.

Australia will head to the polls on May 3 with a record level of enrolment in the 2025 federal election.

The Australian Electoral Commission revealed 98.2 per cent of eligible Australians had enrolled to vote in the upcoming election.

For those unable to cast their vote on May 3, pre-polling locations will open from April 22.

Read on for full details on how to vote early in the upcoming federal election.

VOTING KEY DATES

Enrolment for the federal election has now closed.

Applications for postal votes are now open on the AEC’s website.

Early voting centres will open from April 22 until May 2, however all voting centres are closed on Anzac Day, April 25.

Postal voting applications close on April 30 at 6pm. Read more about how to cast a postal vote here.

The federal election will be held on May 3, 2025.

Early voting centres for the federal election will open on April 22.

IS VOTING COMPULSORY?

Yes, voting is compulsory for Australian citizens over the age of 18.

WHAT HAPPENS IF I DON’T VOTE?

If you don’t vote in a federal election, you will receive a letter from the Australian Electoral Commission. If you are unable to provide a valid and sufficient reason why you did not vote, you are required to pay a $20 penalty.

WHERE CAN I VOTE EARLY?

Hundreds of early voting centres will open from Tuesday, April 22 until Friday, May 2.

However, not all early voting centres are open for the entire two-week period before the election so it is best to check opening dates and times (see below).

All voting centres will be closed on Anzac Day, Friday, April 25.

See where you can vote early below:

ELIGIBILITY FOR VOTING EARLY

People who satisfy the below criteria are eligible to vote early in the federal election:

• are outside the electorate where you are enrolled to vote;

• are more than 8km from a polling place;

• are travelling;

• are unable to leave your workplace to vote;

• are seriously ill, infirm or due to give birth shortly (or caring for someone who is);

• are a person with disability (or caring for someone who is);

• are a patient in hospital and can’t vote at the hospital;

• have religious beliefs that prevent you from attending a polling place;

• are in prison serving a sentence of less than three years or otherwise detained;

• are a silent elector;

• have a reasonable fear for your safety or wellbeing.

WHICH ELECTORATE AM I IN?

Who you vote for on election day will depend on which federal electorate you are in.

You can find out the electorate you are in by clicking here.

Early voting closes on May 2.

WHAT DO THE POLLS SAY RIGHT NOW?

Anthony Albanese has crept into majority government territory based on the latest Newspoll on April 7. It showed Labor had picked up one point for a 52—48 per cent lead on a two-party preferred basis.

The latest Redbridge and Accent Research poll of federal voting intention also had Labor at an election-winning-lead with 52 per cent of the two-party-preferred vote, up one per cent from last month.

The turnaround in Labor’s support in Redbridge’s poll, which last November had the Coalition leading 51 per cent to 49 per cent, has been driven by a huge turnaround in perceptions of the government’s priorities.

Read more on the federal election here.

Originally published as Election 2025: Full list of early voting centres, polling booth locations