How Padstow voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Banks · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Padstow favoured Labor 52.5% (v Coalition 47.5%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 7.5 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 38.8%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 56.0 | Coal 55.0 | Lab 52.5 | Lab +7.5 |
| Labor | 36.7% | 34.0% | 36.2% | +2.2 |
| Coalition | 49.6% | 47.0% | 38.8% | -8.2 |
| Greens | 5.7% | 8.0% | 12.2% | +4.2 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 2.8% | 4.0% | +1.2 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 1.1% | 2.0% | +0.9 |
| Others | 8.0% | 7.2% | 6.8% | -0.4 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Padstow | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,899 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 25.3% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 26.1% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 29.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 34.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 37.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 33.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 17,200 (13,714 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padstow BANKS PPVC | PPVC | 46% | yes |
| Padstow South | Ordinary | 14% | yes |
| Padstow | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 10% | |
| Padstow East | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 2% | |
| Revesby | Ordinary | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Banks
- Condell Park
- Revesby
- Bankstown - South
- Panania (North) - Milperra
- Panania (South) - Picnic Point
- Punchbowl
- Roselands
- Narwee - Beverly Hills
- Oatley - Hurstville Grove
- Peakhurst - Lugarno
- Riverwood
- South Hurstville - Blakehurst
- Mortdale - Oatley
- Penshurst
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.