How Cessnock Surrounds voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal divisions: Hunter, Paterson · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Cessnock Surrounds favoured Labor 60.5% (v Coalition 39.5%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.9 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 43.4%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 54.6 | Lab 55.6 | Lab 60.5 | Lab +4.9 |
| Labor | 37.6% | 37.8% | 43.4% | +5.6 |
| Coalition | 23.2% | 25.5% | 16.3% | -9.2 |
| Greens | 8.7% | 10.6% | 7.4% | -3.2 |
| One Nation | 20.3% | 9.7% | 17.1% | +7.4 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 8.0% | 0.6% | -7.3 |
| Others | 10.2% | 8.3% | 15.1% | +6.8 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Cessnock Surrounds | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,814 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 15.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 46.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 10.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 41.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 8.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 9,145 (7,017 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessnock HUNTER PPVC | PPVC | 27% | |
| Ellalong | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Millfield | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Mulbring | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 7% | |
| Kitchener | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Wollombi | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Kurri Kurri HUNTER PPVC | PPVC | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Hunter
- Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin
- Cessnock
- Kurri Kurri - Abermain
- Singleton
- Singleton Surrounds
- Glendale - Cardiff - Hillsborough
- Bolton Point - Teralba
- Bonnells Bay - Silverwater
- Edgeworth - Cameron Park
- Morisset - Cooranbong
- Toronto - Awaba
- Wangi Wangi - Rathmines
- West Wallsend - Barnsley - Killingworth
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.