How Pottsville voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Richmond · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Pottsville favoured Labor 57.6% (v Coalition 42.4%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.2 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 29.7%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 53.5 | Lab 57.4 | Lab 57.6 | Lab +0.2 |
| Labor | 32.8% | 29.4% | 29.7% | +0.4 |
| Coalition | 37.3% | 22.6% | 26.0% | +3.4 |
| Greens | 18.4% | 24.1% | 24.9% | +0.9 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 4.0% | 5.3% | +1.3 |
| Independents | 1.5% | 5.9% | 2.5% | -3.4 |
| Others | 9.9% | 14.1% | 11.6% | -2.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Pottsville | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,466 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 20.7% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 53.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 24.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 37.9% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 14.7% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.7% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 14,086 (10,719 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casuarina PPVC | PPVC | 35% | |
| Pottsville Beach | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 9% | |
| Pottsville | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Bogangar | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Burringbar | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Murwillumbah PPVC | PPVC | 4% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Richmond
- Ballina
- Bangalow
- Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores
- Byron Bay
- Lennox Head - Skennars Head
- Mullumbimby
- Kingscliff - Fingal Head
- Murwillumbah
- Murwillumbah Surrounds
- Tweed Heads
- Banora Point
- Terranora - North Tumbulgum
- Tweed Heads South
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.