How Balmain voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Sydney · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Balmain favoured Labor 77.1% (v Coalition 22.9%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 3.1 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 59.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 67.8 | Lab 74.0 | Lab 77.1 | Lab +3.1 |
| Labor | 48.7% | 52.6% | 59.0% | +6.4 |
| Coalition | 27.5% | 20.0% | 19.0% | -1.0 |
| Greens | 19.6% | 19.3% | 17.4% | -1.9 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 1.3% | 3.2% | +1.9 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0.0% | -2.3 |
| Others | 4.2% | 4.4% | 1.4% | -3.1 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Balmain | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $3,149 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 56.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 55.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 38.8% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 31.9% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 31.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 13.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 15,579 (12,487 aged 18+). "Typical area" is the median across all areas.
Where residents voted in 2025
| Polling place | Type | Share of residents' votes | In this area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balmain Central | Ordinary | 15% | yes |
| Leichhardt SYDNEY PPVC | PPVC | 14% | |
| Birchgrove | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 9% | |
| Balmain East | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Birchgrove East | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| Rozelle East | Ordinary | 5% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Sydney
- Lord Howe Island
- Darlinghurst
- Erskineville - Alexandria
- Glebe - Forest Lodge
- Surry Hills
- Camperdown - Darlington
- Chippendale
- Pyrmont
- Redfern
- Rosebery - Beaconsfield
- Sydney (North) - Millers Point
- Sydney (South) - Haymarket
- Ultimo
- Waterloo
- Zetland
- Lilyfield - Rozelle
Sources: Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) federal election results and votes-by-SA1 files, 2019–2025; Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 boundaries and 2021 Census DataPacks. Both © Commonwealth of Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. Basemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Area results are estimates of how residents voted, not official counts — see the methods. Built 2 November 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.