How Canberra East voted
SA2 area in Australian Capital Territory · federal divisions: Bean, Canberra · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Canberra East favoured Labor 68.8% (v Coalition 31.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 3.0 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 41.9%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 62.4 | Lab 65.8 | Lab 68.8 | Lab +3.0 |
| Labor | 39.1% | 41.9% | 41.9% | -0.0 |
| Coalition | 28.0% | 26.0% | 22.9% | -3.1 |
| Greens | 18.3% | 19.5% | 15.1% | -4.4 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.4% | 0.0% | -3.4 |
| Independents | 6.8% | 6.5% | 17.4% | +10.9 |
| Others | 7.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | +0.1 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Canberra East | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,003 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 13.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 43.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 36.6% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 49.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 28.0% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 19.9% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 1,097 (962 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaks Estate | Ordinary | 18% | yes |
| Queanbeyan CANBERRA PPVC | PPVC | 11% | |
| Woden BEAN PPVC | PPVC | 10% | |
| Narrabundah | Ordinary | 8% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 7% | |
| Parkes BEAN PPVC | PPVC | 5% | |
| Queanbeyan BEAN PPVC | PPVC | 5% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Bean
- Hume
- Banks
- Bonython
- Calwell
- Chisholm
- Conder
- Fadden
- Gilmore
- Gordon (ACT)
- Gowrie (ACT)
- Greenway
- Isabella Plains
- Kambah
- Macarthur
- Monash
- Oxley (ACT)
- Richardson
- Theodore
- Tuggeranong
- Wanniassa
- Tuggeranong - West
- Chapman
- Duffy
- Fisher
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.