How Safety Bay - Shoalwater voted
SA2 area in Western Australia · federal division: Brand · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Safety Bay - Shoalwater favoured Labor 64.8% (v Coalition 35.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.8 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 44.4%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 55.6 | Lab 65.5 | Lab 64.8 | Coal +0.8 |
| Labor | 40.0% | 49.9% | 44.4% | -5.5 |
| Coalition | 31.6% | 23.5% | 21.5% | -2.0 |
| Greens | 10.9% | 11.0% | 12.9% | +1.9 |
| One Nation | 8.2% | 5.1% | 13.0% | +7.8 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 9.3% | 10.4% | 8.2% | -2.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Safety Bay - Shoalwater | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,355 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 14.8% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 51.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 25.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 39.4% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 30.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 7.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 12,039 (9,704 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockingham Central PPVC | PPVC | 37% | |
| Safety Bay | Ordinary | 20% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 13% | |
| Safety Bay Central | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| Port Kennedy BRAND PPVC | PPVC | 3% | |
| Waikiki | Ordinary | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Brand
- Wellard (West) - Bertram
- Calista
- Hope Valley - Postans
- Kwinana Industrial
- Parmelia - Orelia
- Casuarina - Wandi
- Cooloongup
- Port Kennedy
- Rockingham
- Waikiki
- Warnbro
- Baldivis - North
- Baldivis - 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.