How Macarthur voted
SA2 area in Australian Capital Territory · federal division: Bean · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Macarthur favoured Labor 67.9% (v Coalition 32.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 6.5 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 41.3%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 55.3 | Lab 61.5 | Lab 67.9 | Lab +6.5 |
| Labor | 37.0% | 41.5% | 41.3% | -0.2 |
| Coalition | 33.6% | 31.4% | 24.6% | -6.7 |
| Greens | 12.2% | 13.7% | 8.2% | -5.5 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 2.5% | 0.0% | -2.5 |
| Independents | 8.6% | 8.1% | 25.9% | +17.8 |
| Others | 8.5% | 2.9% | 0.0% | -2.9 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Macarthur | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $3,037 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 36.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 41.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 10.0% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 43.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 16.9% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 9.6% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 1,405 (1,061 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fadden | Ordinary | 30% | |
| Tuggeranong BEAN PPVC | PPVC | 28% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 7% | |
| Gowrie | Ordinary | 6% | |
| Chisholm | Ordinary | 5% | |
| Woden BEAN PPVC | PPVC | 4% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Gilmore | Ordinary | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Bean
- Hume
- Canberra East
- Banks
- Bonython
- Calwell
- Chisholm
- Conder
- Fadden
- Gilmore
- Gordon (ACT)
- Gowrie (ACT)
- Greenway
- Isabella Plains
- Kambah
- Monash
- Oxley (ACT)
- Richardson
- Theodore
- Tuggeranong
- Wanniassa
- Tuggeranong - West
- Chapman
- Duffy
- Fisher
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.