How Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Newcastle · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill favoured Labor 74.5% (v Coalition 25.5%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.6 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 42.4%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 69.0 | Lab 71.9 | Lab 74.5 | Lab +2.6 |
| Labor | 43.8% | 42.1% | 42.4% | +0.3 |
| Coalition | 24.6% | 21.2% | 16.5% | -4.7 |
| Greens | 23.7% | 26.9% | 29.2% | +2.4 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.5% | 4.5% | +1.0 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | +0.8 |
| Others | 8.0% | 6.3% | 6.5% | +0.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Wickham - Carrington - Tighes Hill | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,915 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 36.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 63.5% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 43.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 23.9% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 13.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 7.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 9,171 (7,742 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle NEWCASTLE PPVC | PPVC | 19% | |
| Carrington | Ordinary | 18% | yes |
| Mayfield NEWCASTLE PPVC | PPVC | 13% | |
| Islington | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Wickham | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 8% | |
| Tighes Hill | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Newcastle
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- Beresfield - Hexham
- Hamilton - Broadmeadow
- Lambton - New Lambton
- Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi
- Mayfield - Warabrook
- Merewether - The Junction
- Newcastle - Cooks Hill
- Newcastle Port - Kooragang
- Shortland - Jesmond
- Stockton - Fullerton Cove
- Wallsend - Elermore Vale
- Waratah - North Lambton
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.