How Cowra Surrounds voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal divisions: Calare, Riverina · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Cowra Surrounds favoured Coalition 67.9% (v Labor 32.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.1 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 40.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 71.5 | Coal 70.0 | Coal 67.9 | Lab +2.1 |
| Labor | 19.1% | 15.3% | 12.4% | -2.8 |
| Coalition | 57.8% | 50.2% | 40.0% | -10.1 |
| Greens | 5.3% | 4.4% | 3.5% | -0.9 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 10.2% | 11.0% | +0.8 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 8.3% | 23.7% | +15.4 |
| Others | 17.9% | 11.7% | 9.4% | -2.3 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Cowra Surrounds | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,157 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 12.0% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 30.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 15.9% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 50.8% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 7.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 5,716 (4,580 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowra PPVC | PPVC | 25% | |
| Canowindra | Ordinary | 24% | yes |
| Woodstock | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 5% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 5% | |
| Cowra | Ordinary | 4% | |
| Cowra West | Ordinary | 4% | |
| Billimari | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Calare
- Bathurst - East
- Bathurst Surrounds
- Oberon
- Bathurst - South
- Bathurst - West
- Forbes
- Parkes Surrounds
- Lithgow
- Lithgow Surrounds
- Mudgee
- Mudgee Surrounds - East
- Mudgee Surrounds - West
- Blayney
- Orange
- Orange - North
- Orange Surrounds
- Dubbo Surrounds
- Wellington
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.