How Newcastle - Cooks Hill voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Newcastle · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Newcastle - Cooks Hill favoured Labor 70.2% (v Coalition 29.8%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.6 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 41.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 62.4 | Lab 67.5 | Lab 70.2 | Lab +2.6 |
| Labor | 40.4% | 39.4% | 41.1% | +1.7 |
| Coalition | 31.3% | 25.4% | 21.2% | -4.1 |
| Greens | 20.7% | 25.7% | 26.4% | +0.7 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.3% | 3.9% | +0.6 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | +0.7 |
| Others | 7.6% | 6.2% | 6.7% | +0.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Newcastle - Cooks Hill | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,929 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 43.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 57.1% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 53.9% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 25.8% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 18.0% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 10.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 12,805 (11,350 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 | 35% | |
| Newcastle City | Ordinary | 14% | yes |
| Cooks Hill South | Ordinary | 14% | yes |
| Cooks Hill | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 8% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| The Junction | Ordinary | 3% |
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
- Merewether - The Junction
- 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.