How Cooma Surrounds voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Eden-Monaro · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Cooma Surrounds favoured Coalition 51.3% (v Labor 48.7%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 3.1 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 38.9%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 56.3 | Lab 51.8 | Coal 51.3 | Coal +3.1 |
| Labor | 33.4% | 37.3% | 36.3% | -1.1 |
| Coalition | 51.2% | 37.9% | 38.9% | +1.0 |
| Greens | 6.5% | 7.1% | 8.3% | +1.2 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 5.2% | 7.3% | +2.2 |
| Independents | 4.3% | 3.2% | 5.5% | +2.3 |
| Others | 4.7% | 9.3% | 3.8% | -5.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Cooma Surrounds | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,596 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 18.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 40.5% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 9.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 52.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 12.7% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 5.8% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 3,472 (2,795 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooma PPVC | PPVC | 48% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 12% | |
| Cooma | Ordinary | 6% | |
| Bredbo | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Adaminaby | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Nimmitabel | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Cooma North | Ordinary | 4% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Eden-Monaro
- Braidwood
- Karabar
- Queanbeyan
- Queanbeyan - East
- Queanbeyan West - Jerrabomberra
- Googong
- Queanbeyan Surrounds
- Bombala
- Cooma
- Jindabyne - Berridale
- Bega - Tathra
- Bega-Eden Hinterland
- Deua - Wadbilliga
- Eden
- Eurobodalla Hinterland
- Merimbula - Tura Beach
- Moruya - Tuross Head
- Narooma - Bermagui
- Goulburn
- Goulburn 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.