How Merewether - The Junction voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Newcastle · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Merewether - The Junction favoured Labor 67.0% (v Coalition 33.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 3.4 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 42.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 56.8 | Lab 63.5 | Lab 67.0 | Lab +3.4 |
| Labor | 38.7% | 39.3% | 42.0% | +2.7 |
| Coalition | 37.1% | 29.2% | 23.9% | -5.3 |
| Greens | 17.1% | 22.1% | 22.9% | +0.8 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.3% | 4.2% | +0.9 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | +0.8 |
| Others | 7.1% | 6.1% | 6.2% | +0.1 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Merewether - The Junction | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,277 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 40.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 49.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 32.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 36.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 12.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 6.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 14,506 (11,505 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle NEWCASTLE PPVC | PPVC | 23% | |
| The Junction | Ordinary | 15% | yes |
| Merewether South | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Merewether Heights | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 8% | |
| Merewether | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Charlestown NEWCASTLE PPVC | PPVC | 5% | |
| Hamilton South | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Newcastle
- Adamstown - Kotara
- Beresfield - Hexham
- Hamilton - Broadmeadow
- Lambton - New Lambton
- Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi
- Mayfield - Warabrook
- Newcastle - Cooks Hill
- Newcastle Port - Kooragang
- Shortland - Jesmond
- Stockton - Fullerton Cove
- Wallsend - Elermore Vale
- Waratah - North Lambton
- Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill
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.