How Bonnells Bay - Silverwater voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Hunter · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Bonnells Bay - Silverwater favoured Labor 54.7% (v Coalition 45.3%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 5.4 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 38.7%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 51.8 | Coal 50.7 | Lab 54.7 | Lab +5.4 |
| Labor | 33.9% | 34.5% | 38.7% | +4.2 |
| Coalition | 27.0% | 31.5% | 22.3% | -9.2 |
| Greens | 7.5% | 9.7% | 8.3% | -1.5 |
| One Nation | 20.0% | 9.2% | 14.9% | +5.7 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 6.9% | 0.0% | -6.9 |
| Others | 11.6% | 8.2% | 15.8% | +7.6 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Bonnells Bay - Silverwater | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,491 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 15.8% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 44.4% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 25.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 40.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 12.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 5.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 9,691 (7,598 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morisset PPVC | PPVC | 37% | |
| Bonnells Bay | Ordinary | 25% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 11% | |
| Morisset Peninsula | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Toronto HUNTER PPVC | PPVC | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| Morisset | Ordinary | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Hunter
- Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin
- Cessnock
- Cessnock Surrounds
- Kurri Kurri - Abermain
- Singleton
- Singleton Surrounds
- Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough
- Bolton Point - Teralba
- Edgeworth - Cameron Park
- Morisset - Cooranbong
- Toronto - Awaba
- Wangi Wangi - Rathmines
- West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth
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.