How Bathurst Surrounds voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Calare · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Bathurst Surrounds favoured Coalition 63.9% (v Labor 36.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.5 points to Labor since 2022. Independents led first preferences with 38.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 63.2 | Coal 65.4 | Coal 63.9 | Lab +1.5 |
| Labor | 24.2% | 14.2% | 9.4% | -4.7 |
| Coalition | 46.4% | 48.1% | 33.8% | -14.3 |
| Greens | 6.2% | 4.8% | 3.4% | -1.4 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 8.4% | 7.5% | -0.9 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 21.3% | 38.1% | +16.8 |
| Others | 23.2% | 3.3% | 7.9% | +4.6 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Bathurst Surrounds | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,835 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 19.1% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 34.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 9.0% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 47.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 8.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.5% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 6,909 (5,416 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst PPVC | PPVC | 38% | |
| Perthville | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 7% | |
| Bathurst Windradyne PPVC | PPVC | 6% | |
| O'Connell | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Bathurst Eglinton | Ordinary | 4% | |
| Wattle Flat | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Yetholme | Ordinary | 3% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Calare
- Bathurst - East
- Oberon
- Bathurst - South
- Bathurst - West
- Cowra Surrounds
- Forbes
- Parkes Surrounds
- Lithgow
- Lithgow Surrounds
- Mudgee
- Mudgee Surrounds - East
- Mudgee Surrounds - West
- Blayney
- Orange
- Orange - North
- Orange Surrounds
- Dubbo Surrounds
- Wellington
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.