How Colac Surrounds voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Wannon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Colac Surrounds favoured Coalition 62.5% (v Labor 37.5%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.9 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 45.6%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 62.0 | Coal 61.6 | Coal 62.5 | Coal +0.9 |
| Labor | 25.2% | 18.3% | 11.3% | -7.0 |
| Coalition | 53.9% | 47.9% | 45.6% | -2.3 |
| Greens | 8.5% | 8.2% | 4.0% | -4.3 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 4.0% | 5.3% | +1.2 |
| Independents | 5.5% | 15.6% | 26.6% | +11.0 |
| Others | 6.8% | 5.9% | 7.2% | +1.3 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Colac Surrounds | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,441 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 15.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 48.7% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 12.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 47.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 7.7% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 2.8% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 5,669 (4,411 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colac PPVC | PPVC | 38% | |
| Birregurra | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 9% | |
| Cororooke | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Beeac | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Irrewillipe | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Elliminyt | Ordinary | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Wannon
- Lorne - Anglesea
- Ararat
- Ararat Surrounds
- Glenelg (Vic.)
- Hamilton (Vic.)
- Portland
- Southern Grampians
- Camperdown
- Colac
- Corangamite - North
- Corangamite - South
- Otway
- Moyne - East
- Moyne - West
- Warrnambool - North
- Warrnambool - South
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.