How Wallsend - Elermore Vale voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Newcastle · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Wallsend - Elermore Vale favoured Labor 70.0% (v Coalition 30.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.1 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 48.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 64.0 | Lab 67.9 | Lab 70.0 | Lab +2.1 |
| Labor | 49.1% | 47.3% | 48.0% | +0.7 |
| Coalition | 27.8% | 23.4% | 18.2% | -5.2 |
| Greens | 10.7% | 15.0% | 18.0% | +3.0 |
| One Nation | 0.9% | 6.0% | 6.5% | +0.5 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.9% | +0.5 |
| Others | 11.6% | 7.8% | 8.3% | +0.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Wallsend - Elermore Vale | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,470 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 20.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 43.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 32.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 32.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 15.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 11.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 20,958 (16,882 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallsend NEWCASTLE PPVC | PPVC | 39% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 10% | |
| Elermore Vale | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Wallsend | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Wallsend South | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Plattsburg | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Pittown | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
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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.