How Colac voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Wannon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Colac favoured Coalition 63.1% (v Labor 36.9%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.7 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 47.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 63.4 | Coal 61.4 | Coal 63.1 | Coal +1.7 |
| Labor | 25.2% | 19.4% | 12.3% | -7.1 |
| Coalition | 55.0% | 48.1% | 47.0% | -1.2 |
| Greens | 7.1% | 7.9% | 3.9% | -4.0 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.7% | 4.5% | +0.8 |
| Independents | 6.5% | 15.2% | 25.0% | +9.8 |
| Others | 6.3% | 5.6% | 7.2% | +1.7 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Colac | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,250 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 11.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 47.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 26.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 40.6% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 10.5% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 7.5% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 12,756 (10,141 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colac PPVC | PPVC | 58% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 10% | |
| Elliminyt | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Colac East | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Colac West | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 2% | |
| Special Hospital Team 4 | Special Hospital Team | 1% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 1% |
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 Surrounds
- 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.