How Swansea - Caves Beach voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Shortland · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Swansea - Caves Beach favoured Labor 58.7% (v Coalition 41.3%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.3 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 45.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 54.0 | Lab 54.4 | Lab 58.7 | Lab +4.3 |
| Labor | 41.6% | 40.5% | 45.0% | +4.5 |
| Coalition | 38.1% | 33.5% | 29.2% | -4.2 |
| Greens | 6.9% | 7.7% | 8.8% | +1.2 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 6.3% | 9.4% | +3.1 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 2.2% | 3.6% | +1.3 |
| Others | 13.4% | 9.8% | 4.0% | -5.8 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Swansea - Caves Beach | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,419 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 17.0% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 43.7% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 21.6% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 44.4% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 11.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.7% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 12,559 (10,082 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swansea PPVC | PPVC | 53% | yes |
| Swansea Central | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 9% | |
| Caves Beach | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Swansea | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Nords Wharf | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Belmont SHORTLAND PPVC | PPVC | 3% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Shortland
- Budgewoi - Buff Point - Halekulani
- Lake Munmorah - Mannering Park
- Summerland Point - Gwandalan
- Belmont - Bennetts Green
- Belmont South - Blacksmiths
- Charlestown - Dudley
- Mount Hutton - Windale
- Redhead
- Valentine - Eleebana
- Warners Bay - Boolaroo
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.