How Sydenham voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Gorton · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Sydenham favoured Labor 59.0% (v Coalition 41.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.0 points to the Coalition since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 42.2%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 64.7 | Lab 61.0 | Lab 59.0 | Coal +2.0 |
| Labor | 52.5% | 41.6% | 42.2% | +0.6 |
| Coalition | 26.5% | 26.4% | 29.7% | +3.3 |
| Greens | 7.7% | 9.2% | 9.2% | +0.1 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 7.1% | 7.4% | +0.3 |
| Independents | 4.3% | 2.8% | 0.0% | -2.8 |
| Others | 9.0% | 12.9% | 11.4% | -1.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Sydenham | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,820 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 22.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 22.4% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 31.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 28.6% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 43.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 39.5% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 11,726 (9,309 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydenham PPVC | PPVC | 38% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 20% | |
| Sydenham West | Ordinary | 16% | yes |
| Sydenham Central | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Caroline Springs GORTON PPVC | PPVC | 4% | |
| Sydenham East | Ordinary | 3% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| St Albans GORTON PPVC | PPVC | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Gorton
- Keilor
- Delahey
- Kings Park (Vic.)
- Taylors Lakes
- Rockbank - Mount Cottrell
- Taylors Hill
- Burnside
- Burnside Heights
- Caroline Springs
- Fraser Rise - Plumpton
- Hillside
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.