How Cobar voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Parkes · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Cobar favoured Coalition 66.5% (v Labor 33.5%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 6.1 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 34.9%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 67.4 | Coal 72.6 | Coal 66.5 | Lab +6.1 |
| Labor | 22.2% | 15.1% | 14.6% | -0.5 |
| Coalition | 44.9% | 50.3% | 34.9% | -15.4 |
| Greens | 3.6% | 3.5% | 5.4% | +1.9 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 13.0% | 19.5% | +6.5 |
| Independents | 9.6% | 2.8% | 2.8% | +0.0 |
| Others | 19.8% | 15.3% | 22.8% | +7.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Cobar | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,702 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 9.5% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 32.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 33.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 35.8% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 8.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 5.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,129 (3,141 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobar PPVC | PPVC | 53% | yes |
| Cobar | Ordinary | 23% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 7% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Euabalong West | Ordinary | 3% | yes |
| Remote Mobile Team 2 | Remote Mobile Team | 2% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Lake Cargelligo | Ordinary | 1% |
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
- Coonamble
- Nyngan - Warren
- Walgett - Lightning Ridge
- Broken Hill
- 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.