How Broken Hill voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Parkes · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Broken Hill favoured Labor 60.6% (v Coalition 39.4%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 7.7 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 40.2%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 60.8 | Lab 52.9 | Lab 60.6 | Lab +7.7 |
| Labor | 45.4% | 37.2% | 40.2% | +3.0 |
| Coalition | 21.4% | 28.4% | 20.3% | -8.1 |
| Greens | 6.6% | 6.3% | 7.9% | +1.6 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 8.7% | 15.4% | +6.7 |
| Independents | 10.1% | 3.0% | 2.7% | -0.4 |
| Others | 16.5% | 16.3% | 13.5% | -2.8 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Broken Hill | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,173 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 10.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 54.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 24.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 43.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 5.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.8% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 17,588 (14,001 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Hill PPVC | PPVC | 56% | yes |
| Broken Hill North | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Broken Hill West | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Broken Hill Heights | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Broken Hill South | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Broken Hill Central | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 4% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Parkes
- Condobolin
- Parkes (NSW)
- West Wyalong
- Bourke - Brewarrina
- Cobar
- Coonamble
- Nyngan - Warren
- Walgett - Lightning Ridge
- Far West
- Coonabarabran
- Dubbo - East
- Dubbo - South
- Dubbo - West
- Gilgandra
- Narromine
- Moree
- Narrabri
- Narrabri Surrounds
- Gunnedah
- Gunnedah Surrounds
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.