How Helensburgh voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Cunningham · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Helensburgh favoured Labor 63.9% (v Coalition 36.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 5.9 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 43.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 57.1 | Lab 58.0 | Lab 63.9 | Lab +5.9 |
| Labor | 41.1% | 34.3% | 43.0% | +8.7 |
| Coalition | 36.4% | 30.6% | 25.8% | -4.8 |
| Greens | 14.4% | 21.0% | 18.1% | -2.9 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 6.7% | 8.9% | +2.2 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 8.1% | 7.4% | 4.2% | -3.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Helensburgh | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,542 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 27.1% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 48.4% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 15.3% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 33.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 13.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 5.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 9,135 (6,839 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helensburgh | Ordinary | 32% | yes |
| Helensburgh North | Ordinary | 16% | yes |
| Engadine CUNNINGHAM PPVC | PPVC | 11% | |
| Stanwell Park | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 11% | |
| Thirroul PPVC | PPVC | 6% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Cunningham
- Port Kembla Industrial
- Unanderra - Mount Kembla
- Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila
- Port Kembla - Warrawong
- Windang - Primbee
- Illawarra Catchment Reserve
- Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
- Corrimal - Tarrawanna - Bellambi
- Figtree - Keiraville
- Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff
- Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
- Wollongong - East
- Wollongong - West
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.