How Lakemba voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Watson · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Lakemba favoured Labor 78.1% (v Coalition 21.9%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 7.7 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 52.5%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 71.5 | Lab 70.4 | Lab 78.1 | Lab +7.7 |
| Labor | 61.8% | 58.9% | 52.5% | -6.4 |
| Coalition | 23.0% | 22.4% | 11.5% | -10.9 |
| Greens | 5.5% | 7.6% | 9.5% | +1.8 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 4.1% | 2.6% | -1.5 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.2% | +17.2 |
| Others | 9.8% | 6.9% | 6.7% | -0.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Lakemba | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,227 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 30.7% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 7.7% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 59.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 20.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 65.2% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 64.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 17,092 (12,369 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmore WATSON PPVC | PPVC | 29% | |
| Lakemba North | Ordinary | 15% | yes |
| Lakemba | Ordinary | 15% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 9% | |
| Lakemba Central (Watson) | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Wiley Park East | Ordinary | 5% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| Bankstown WATSON PPVC | PPVC | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Watson
- Bankstown - North
- Greenacre - North
- Greenacre - South
- Wiley Park
- Campsie - North
- Campsie - South
- Strathfield 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.