How Wollongong - East voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Cunningham · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Wollongong - East favoured Labor 67.7% (v Coalition 32.3%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.9 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 43.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 62.8 | Lab 64.8 | Lab 67.7 | Lab +2.9 |
| Labor | 43.4% | 38.5% | 43.0% | +4.5 |
| Coalition | 31.6% | 25.1% | 23.8% | -1.4 |
| Greens | 18.1% | 23.8% | 23.2% | -0.6 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 4.5% | 6.3% | +1.8 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 7.0% | 8.0% | 3.8% | -4.3 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Wollongong - East | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,578 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 36.8% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 45.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 54.7% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 25.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 30.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 23.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 16,020 (14,566 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong CUNNINGHAM PPVC | PPVC | 44% | yes |
| Wollongong North | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Wollongong | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 8% | |
| Wollongong East | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Corrimal PPVC | PPVC | 5% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Coniston | Ordinary | 3% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Cunningham
- Port Kembla Industrial
- Unanderra - Mount Kembla
- Berkeley - Lake Heights - Cringila
- Port Kembla - Warrawong
- Windang - Primbee
- Illawarra Catchment Reserve
- Balgownie - Fairy Meadow
- Corrimal - Tarrawanna - Bellambi
- Figtree - Keiraville
- Helensburgh
- Thirroul - Austinmer - Coalcliff
- Woonona - Bulli - Russell Vale
- Wollongong - West
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.