How Cessnock voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Hunter · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Cessnock favoured Labor 62.0% (v Coalition 38.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.3 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 46.3%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 55.7 | Lab 57.8 | Lab 62.0 | Lab +4.3 |
| Labor | 40.4% | 42.7% | 46.3% | +3.6 |
| Coalition | 21.6% | 24.0% | 15.6% | -8.4 |
| Greens | 6.5% | 8.5% | 6.3% | -2.2 |
| One Nation | 21.7% | 9.8% | 16.9% | +7.1 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 7.4% | 0.0% | -7.4 |
| Others | 9.8% | 7.7% | 14.8% | +7.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Cessnock | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,258 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 7.0% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 44.7% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 34.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 32.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 7.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.9% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 23,495 (18,354 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 | 47% | yes |
| Cessnock West | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 7% | |
| Aberdare | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Bellbird | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Cessnock East | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Cessnock North | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Nulkaba | Ordinary | 3% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Hunter
- Branxton - Greta - Pokolbin
- Cessnock Surrounds
- 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.