How Bentleigh East - South voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal divisions: Goldstein, Hotham · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Bentleigh East - South favoured Labor 57.4% (v Coalition 42.6%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.1 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 36.9%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 54.1 | Lab 59.5 | Lab 57.4 | Coal +2.1 |
| Labor | 42.4% | 42.9% | 36.9% | -6.0 |
| Coalition | 40.8% | 29.5% | 33.2% | +3.7 |
| Greens | 10.1% | 13.2% | 11.5% | -1.7 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.2% | 4.1% | +0.9 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.9% | +8.9 |
| Others | 6.6% | 11.2% | 5.3% | -5.9 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Bentleigh East - South | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,173 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 36.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 38.4% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 23.0% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 36.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 34.2% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 26.8% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 14,057 (10,844 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorabbin North | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Moorabbin HOTHAM PPVC | PPVC | 11% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 10% | |
| Bentleigh South (Goldstein) | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Bentleigh East | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Oakleigh HOTHAM PPVC | PPVC | 6% | |
| Bentleigh Central (Goldstein) | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 6% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Goldstein
- Beaumaris
- Brighton (Vic.)
- Brighton East
- Highett (West) - Cheltenham
- Hampton
- Sandringham - Black Rock
- Bentleigh - McKinnon
- Caulfield - South
- Elsternwick
- Ormond - Glen Huntly
- Highett (East) - Cheltenham
- Moorabbin - Heatherton
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.