How Ararat Surrounds voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Wannon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Ararat Surrounds favoured Coalition 62.6% (v Labor 37.4%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.4 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 45.3%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 60.8 | Coal 60.2 | Coal 62.6 | Coal +2.4 |
| Labor | 27.7% | 21.3% | 14.6% | -6.7 |
| Coalition | 53.1% | 46.8% | 45.3% | -1.5 |
| Greens | 6.1% | 7.0% | 3.5% | -3.4 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.8% | 5.4% | +1.6 |
| Independents | 7.0% | 14.4% | 24.4% | +10.0 |
| Others | 6.0% | 6.7% | 6.8% | +0.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Ararat Surrounds | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,384 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 16.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 52.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 10.6% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 54.6% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 10.0% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 3,204 (2,524 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ararat PPVC | PPVC | 28% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 16% | |
| Lake Bolac | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Moyston | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Willaura | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 7% | |
| Ararat | Ordinary | 5% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Wannon
- Lorne - Anglesea
- Ararat
- Glenelg (Vic.)
- Hamilton (Vic.)
- Portland
- Southern Grampians
- Camperdown
- Colac
- Colac Surrounds
- Corangamite - North
- Corangamite - South
- Otway
- Moyne - East
- Moyne - West
- Warrnambool - North
- Warrnambool - South
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.