How Matraville - Chifley voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Kingsford Smith · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Matraville - Chifley favoured Labor 67.2% (v Coalition 32.8%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 3.1 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 53.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 59.6 | Lab 64.1 | Lab 67.2 | Lab +3.1 |
| Labor | 49.0% | 51.5% | 53.1% | +1.6 |
| Coalition | 35.9% | 28.9% | 26.5% | -2.4 |
| Greens | 8.9% | 12.5% | 11.4% | -1.1 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.1% | 5.7% | +2.6 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.2% | +3.2 |
| Others | 6.2% | 3.9% | 0.0% | -3.9 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Matraville - Chifley | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,132 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 26.2% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 28.1% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 34.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 32.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 34.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 25.2% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 13,412 (10,370 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% | |
| Chifley | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Hillsdale | Ordinary | 9% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 9% | |
| Matraville | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Matraville South | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Malabar | Ordinary | 4% | |
| 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
- Malabar - La Perouse
- 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.