How Malabar - La Perouse voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Kingsford Smith · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Malabar - La Perouse favoured Labor 67.7% (v Coalition 32.3%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 3.5 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 52.6%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 58.5 | Lab 64.2 | Lab 67.7 | Lab +3.5 |
| Labor | 47.0% | 50.1% | 52.6% | +2.5 |
| Coalition | 37.0% | 28.9% | 26.1% | -2.9 |
| Greens | 10.0% | 14.0% | 12.4% | -1.6 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.4% | 5.9% | +2.6 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0% | +3.0 |
| Others | 6.0% | 3.6% | 0.0% | -3.6 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Malabar - La Perouse | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,215 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 28.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 34.3% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 37.3% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 32.6% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 32.7% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 21.5% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 10,610 (8,676 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maroubra PPVC | PPVC | 33% | |
| La Perouse | Ordinary | 20% | yes |
| Malabar | Ordinary | 18% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 8% | |
| Chifley | Ordinary | 3% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Randwick KINGSFORD SMITH PPVC | PPVC | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Kingsford Smith
- Banksmeadow
- Botany
- Pagewood - Hillsdale - Daceyville
- Eastlakes
- Mascot
- Kensington (NSW)
- Kingsford
- Maroubra - North
- Maroubra - South
- Maroubra - West
- Randwick - South
- Coogee - Clovelly
- Matraville - Chifley
- South Coogee
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.