How Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Wentworth · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay favoured Coalition 63.0% (v Labor 37.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.3 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 50.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 69.6 | Coal 65.2 | Coal 63.0 | Lab +2.3 |
| Labor | 7.7% | 8.3% | 8.9% | +0.6 |
| Coalition | 57.0% | 49.7% | 50.1% | +0.5 |
| Greens | 5.8% | 6.3% | 6.4% | +0.1 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 1.0% | 2.3% | +1.4 |
| Independents | 28.4% | 31.3% | 32.2% | +1.0 |
| Others | 1.1% | 3.4% | 0.0% | -3.4 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Rose Bay - Vaucluse - Watsons Bay | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $3,469 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 48.5% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 31.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 26.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 42.9% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 37.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 19.5% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 11,924 (9,321 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Bay PPVC | PPVC | 27% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 14% | |
| Vaucluse East | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Watsons Bay | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Rose Bay | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Vaucluse | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Bondi Junction WENTWORTH PPVC | PPVC | 5% | |
| Rose Bay Central | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Wentworth
- Potts Point - Woolloomooloo
- Bondi - Tamarama - Bronte
- Bondi Beach - North Bondi
- Bondi Junction - Waverly
- Dover Heights
- Paddington - Moore Park
- Woollahra
- Bellevue Hill
- Double Bay - Darling Point
- Randwick - North
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.