How Forrest voted
SA2 area in Australian Capital Territory · federal division: Canberra · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Forrest favoured Labor 73.7% (v Coalition 26.3%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.1 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 48.7%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 62.2 | Lab 69.6 | Lab 73.7 | Lab +4.1 |
| Labor | 39.4% | 45.0% | 48.7% | +3.8 |
| Coalition | 32.8% | 25.4% | 21.1% | -4.3 |
| Greens | 20.1% | 21.6% | 16.6% | -5.0 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | -1.4 |
| Independents | 4.3% | 5.1% | 11.1% | +5.9 |
| Others | 3.4% | 1.4% | 2.5% | +1.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Forrest | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $3,363 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 61.0% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 43.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 30.7% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 37.9% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 25.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 17.7% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 1,827 (1,571 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkes CANBERRA PPVC | PPVC | 32% | |
| Barton | Ordinary | 16% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 10% | |
| Woden CANBERRA PPVC | PPVC | 9% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 8% | |
| Deakin | Ordinary | 7% | |
| Parkes (Canberra) | Ordinary | 5% | |
| City CANBERRA PPVC | PPVC | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Canberra
- Aranda
- Bruce
- Cook
- Giralang
- Hawker
- Kaleen
- Lawson
- Macquarie
- Weetangera
- Molonglo Corridor
- Kowen
- Canberra Airport
- Majura
- Acton
- Ainslie
- Braddon
- Civic
- Dickson
- Downer
- Hackett
- Lyneham
- O'Connor (ACT)
- Turner
- Watson
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.