How Forrestfield - Wattle Grove voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal divisions: Bullwinkel, Swan · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Forrestfield - Wattle Grove favoured Labor 54.3% (v Coalition 45.7%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.3 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 36.5%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 55.0 | Lab 58.6 | Lab 54.3 | Coal +4.3 |
| Labor | 32.7% | 40.6% | 36.1% | -4.5 |
| Coalition | 43.2% | 30.8% | 36.5% | +5.7 |
| Greens | 9.5% | 11.9% | 11.6% | -0.3 |
| One Nation | 5.6% | 3.5% | 7.7% | +4.2 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 9.0% | 13.2% | 8.2% | -5.1 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Forrestfield - Wattle Grove | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,839 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 17.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 44.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 20.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 26.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 34.0% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 21.8% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 19,729 (14,743 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesmurdie BULLWINKEL PPVC | PPVC | 18% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 17% | |
| Wattle Grove | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Forrestfield North | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Forrestfield | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 8% | |
| Forrestfield West | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 5% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Bullwinkel
- Chidlow
- Glen Forrest - Darlington
- Helena Valley - Koongamia
- Malmalling - Reservoir
- Mundaring
- Swan View - Greenmount - Midvale
- Avon Valley National Park
- Gidgegannup
- Hazelmere - Guildford
- Midland - Guildford
- Stratton - Jane Brook
- Ashendon - Lesley
- Kelmscott
- Mount Nasura - Mount Richon - Bedfordale
- Roleystone
- Maddington - Orange Grove - Martin
- High Wycombe
- Kalamunda - Maida Vale - Gooseberry Hill
- Lesmurdie - Bickley - Carmel
- Northam
- Toodyay
- York - Beverley
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.