How Rockdale - Banksia voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal divisions: Barton, Kingsford Smith · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Rockdale - Banksia favoured Labor 67.8% (v Coalition 32.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.6 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 47.4%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 60.8 | Lab 66.2 | Lab 67.8 | Lab +1.6 |
| Labor | 50.8% | 50.8% | 47.4% | -3.3 |
| Coalition | 31.9% | 25.3% | 22.6% | -2.7 |
| Greens | 8.2% | 12.5% | 17.4% | +4.9 |
| One Nation | 4.2% | 5.0% | 5.3% | +0.3 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 4.9% | 6.4% | 7.3% | +0.8 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Rockdale - Banksia | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,910 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 34.3% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 23.5% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 43.8% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 25.4% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 60.9% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 57.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 19,853 (16,635 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockdale BARTON PPVC | PPVC | 40% | yes |
| Rockdale Central | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Rockdale | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Rockdale West | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 8% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| Bexley East | Ordinary | 3% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Barton
- Belmore - Belfield
- Canterbury - South
- Earlwood
- Kingsgrove - North
- Hurstville - Central
- Hurstville - North
- Kingsgrove (South) - Bardwell Park
- Kogarah
- Kogarah Bay - Carlton - Allawah
- Monterey - Brighton-le-Sands - Kyeemagh
- Sans Souci - Ramsgate
- Arncliffe - Bardwell Valley
- Bexley - North
- Bexley - South
- Wolli Creek
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.