How Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal divisions: Cunningham, Whitlam · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila favoured Labor 70.1% (v Coalition 29.9%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.2 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 49.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 73.0 | Lab 70.3 | Lab 70.1 | Coal +0.2 |
| Labor | 60.1% | 52.2% | 49.1% | -3.1 |
| Coalition | 14.7% | 18.1% | 18.3% | +0.2 |
| Greens | 9.5% | 11.6% | 17.8% | +6.2 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 7.5% | 10.1% | +2.5 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | +0.1 |
| Others | 15.7% | 10.5% | 4.7% | -5.8 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,251 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 10.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 31.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 34.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 35.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 28.1% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 23.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 14,200 (10,932 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrawong CUNNINGHAM PPVC | PPVC | 25% | |
| Berkeley | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Berkeley West | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Cringila | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Berkeley South | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 8% | |
| Dapto CUNNINGHAM PPVC | PPVC | 7% | |
| Lake Heights | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Cunningham
- Port Kembla Industrial
- Unanderra - Mount Kembla
- Port Kembla - Warrawong
- Windang - Primbee
- Illawarra Catchment Reserve
- Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
- Corrimal - Tarrawanna - Bellambi
- Figtree - Keiraville
- Helensburgh
- Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff
- Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
- Wollongong - East
- Wollongong - West
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.