How Byron Bay voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Richmond · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Byron Bay favoured Labor 71.8% (v Coalition 28.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.5 points to Labor since 2022. Greens led first preferences with 43.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 68.2 | Lab 70.4 | Lab 71.8 | Lab +1.5 |
| Labor | 30.1% | 23.9% | 26.8% | +2.9 |
| Coalition | 23.1% | 11.9% | 14.1% | +2.2 |
| Greens | 37.9% | 43.9% | 43.1% | -0.8 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 2.6% | 3.5% | +0.9 |
| Independents | 1.5% | 6.9% | 2.5% | -4.4 |
| Others | 7.5% | 10.9% | 10.0% | -0.9 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Byron Bay | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,748 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 33.2% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 67.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 37.6% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 35.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 30.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 17.2% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 10,914 (9,164 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay PPVC | PPVC | 45% | yes |
| Byron Bay | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Suffolk Park | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Byron Bay South | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 5% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| Ballina RICHMOND PPVC | PPVC | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Richmond
- Ballina
- Bangalow
- Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores
- Lennox Head - Skennars Head
- Mullumbimby
- Kingscliff - Fingal Head
- Murwillumbah
- Murwillumbah Surrounds
- Pottsville
- Tweed Heads
- Banora Point
- Terranora - North Tumbulgum
- Tweed Heads South
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.