How Riverwood voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Banks · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Riverwood favoured Labor 56.3% (v Coalition 43.7%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 6.3 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 40.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 50.6 | Lab 50.0 | Lab 56.3 | Lab +6.3 |
| Labor | 41.9% | 38.9% | 40.0% | +1.1 |
| Coalition | 45.7% | 42.0% | 36.2% | -5.9 |
| Greens | 5.6% | 7.7% | 11.8% | +4.0 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 2.8% | 3.4% | +0.6 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.9% | +0.8 |
| Others | 6.7% | 7.4% | 6.8% | -0.7 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Riverwood | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,208 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 25.2% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 33.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 57.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 18.6% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 59.5% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 56.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 11,606 (9,529 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverwood North | Ordinary | 16% | yes |
| Riverwood East | Ordinary | 15% | yes |
| Riverwood South | Ordinary | 14% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 13% | |
| Mortdale BANKS PPVC | PPVC | 11% | |
| Hurstville BANKS PPVC | PPVC | 7% | |
| Padstow BANKS PPVC | PPVC | 4% | |
| Peakhurst East | Ordinary | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Banks
- Condell Park
- Padstow
- Revesby
- Bankstown - South
- Panania (North) - Milperra
- Panania (South) - Picnic Point
- Punchbowl
- Roselands
- Narwee - Beverly Hills
- Oatley - Hurstville Grove
- Peakhurst - Lugarno
- 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.