How Cowra voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Riverina · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Cowra favoured Coalition 65.8% (v Labor 34.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.8 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 68.7 | Coal 63.0 | Coal 65.8 | Coal +2.8 |
| Labor | 25.4% | 21.8% | 17.2% | -4.6 |
| Coalition | 59.0% | 43.0% | 45.6% | +2.6 |
| Greens | 5.3% | 5.4% | 4.5% | -0.8 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 10.2% | 12.3% | +2.1 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 2.6% | 10.4% | +7.8 |
| Others | 10.3% | 17.1% | 10.0% | -7.1 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Cowra | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,078 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 10.3% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 29.3% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 30.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 41.9% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 7.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.5% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 9,273 (7,282 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 | 57% | yes |
| Cowra | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Cowra North | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Cowra West | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 5% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Special Hospital Team 4 | Special Hospital Team | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Riverina
- Yass
- Yass Surrounds
- Young
- Young Surrounds
- Grenfell
- Tumut
- Tumut Surrounds
- Cootamundra
- Gundagai
- Junee
- Temora
- Wagga Wagga - East
- Wagga Wagga - North
- Wagga Wagga - South
- Wagga Wagga - West
- Wagga Wagga 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.