How Parafield Gardens voted
SA2 area in South Australia · federal division: Makin · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Parafield Gardens favoured Labor 67.4% (v Coalition 32.6%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.2 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 50.2%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 65.3 | Lab 65.2 | Lab 67.4 | Lab +2.2 |
| Labor | 54.0% | 50.9% | 50.2% | -0.7 |
| Coalition | 26.8% | 26.8% | 19.4% | -7.4 |
| Greens | 8.0% | 10.4% | 12.4% | +2.1 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 4.8% | 6.5% | +1.6 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 11.2% | 7.1% | 11.5% | +4.4 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Parafield Gardens | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,384 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 16.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 33.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 28.5% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 28.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 42.5% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 37.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 18,467 (13,938 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mawson Lakes MAKIN PPVC | PPVC | 19% | |
| Parafield Gardens Central (Makin) | Ordinary | 17% | yes |
| Parafield Gardens North West (Makin) | Ordinary | 16% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 14% | |
| Parafield Gardens | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Salisbury MAKIN PPVC | PPVC | 9% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 5% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Makin
- Valley View - Gilles Plains
- Ingle Farm
- Para Hills
- Parafield
- Salisbury East
- Mawson Lakes - Globe Derby Park
- Pooraka - Cavan
- Golden Grove
- Greenwith
- Hope Valley - Modbury
- Modbury Heights
- Redwood Park
- St Agnes - Ridgehaven
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.