How Light voted
SA2 area in South Australia · federal divisions: Barker, Grey · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Light favoured Coalition 56.0% (v Labor 44.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.6 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 41.6%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 61.9 | Coal 60.5 | Coal 56.0 | Lab +4.6 |
| Labor | 24.7% | 23.4% | 27.1% | +3.7 |
| Coalition | 52.3% | 47.9% | 41.6% | -6.3 |
| Greens | 8.4% | 9.2% | 9.6% | +0.4 |
| One Nation | 1.4% | 7.8% | 10.1% | +2.3 |
| Independents | 0.2% | 6.3% | 4.5% | -1.8 |
| Others | 12.9% | 5.3% | 7.0% | +1.7 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Light | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,544 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 13.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 54.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 13.9% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 36.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 11.2% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 2.9% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 9,797 (7,445 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapunda | Ordinary | 23% | yes |
| Freeling | Ordinary | 18% | yes |
| Nuriootpa PPVC | PPVC | 13% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 10% | |
| Greenock | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Wasleys | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Gawler BARKER PPVC | PPVC | 4% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Barker
- Gawler - North
- Barossa - Angaston
- Lyndoch
- Nuriootpa
- Tanunda
- Outback
- Grant
- Kingston - Robe
- Millicent
- Naracoorte
- Naracoorte Surrounds
- Penola
- Tatiara
- Wattle Range
- Mount Gambier - East
- Mount Gambier - West
- Barmera
- Berri
- Karoonda - Lameroo
- Loxton
- Loxton Surrounds
- Mannum
- Murray Bridge
- Murray Bridge Surrounds
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.