How Piara Waters - Forrestdale voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal division: Burt · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Piara Waters - Forrestdale favoured Labor 66.1% (v Coalition 33.9%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.8 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 49.2%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 52.0 | Lab 64.4 | Lab 66.1 | Lab +1.8 |
| Labor | 38.8% | 51.8% | 49.2% | -2.6 |
| Coalition | 36.9% | 24.8% | 21.6% | -3.2 |
| Greens | 9.3% | 9.7% | 10.8% | +1.1 |
| One Nation | 5.3% | 4.1% | 7.6% | +3.5 |
| Independents | 1.1% | 0.0% | 2.7% | +2.7 |
| Others | 8.5% | 9.6% | 8.2% | -1.4 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Piara Waters - Forrestdale | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,441 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 36.0% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 33.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 16.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 9.8% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 49.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 37.9% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 16,049 (10,821 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern River BURT PPVC | PPVC | 27% | |
| Piara Waters South | Ordinary | 15% | yes |
| Piara Waters | Ordinary | 15% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 11% | |
| Piara Waters East | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Cockburn Central BURT PPVC | PPVC | 5% | |
| Forrestdale | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Burt
- Armadale - Wungong - Brookdale
- Camillo - Champion Lakes
- Seville Grove
- Harrisdale
- Beckenham - Kenwick - Langford
- Gosnells
- Huntingdale - Southern River
- Thornlie
- Byford
- Mundijong
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.