How Far West voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Parkes · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Far West favoured Coalition 50.8% (v Labor 49.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 6.1 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 28.4%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 53.5 | Coal 56.9 | Coal 50.8 | Lab +6.1 |
| Labor | 34.2% | 27.4% | 28.4% | +1.0 |
| Coalition | 37.1% | 37.8% | 27.7% | -10.2 |
| Greens | 4.7% | 5.1% | 5.5% | +0.4 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 7.7% | 14.7% | +7.0 |
| Independents | 9.5% | 2.6% | 2.4% | -0.2 |
| Others | 14.5% | 19.4% | 21.3% | +1.9 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Far West | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,103 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 9.3% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 45.5% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 32.7% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 44.6% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 4.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 2.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 2,288 (1,816 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 24% | |
| Broken Hill PPVC | PPVC | 14% | |
| Menindee | Ordinary | 14% | yes |
| Wilcannia | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Remote Mobile Team 1 | Remote Mobile Team | 11% | |
| Ivanhoe | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Parkes
- Condobolin
- Parkes (NSW)
- West Wyalong
- Bourke - Brewarrina
- Cobar
- Coonamble
- Nyngan - Warren
- Walgett - Lightning Ridge
- Broken Hill
- Coonabarabran
- Dubbo - East
- Dubbo - South
- Dubbo - West
- Gilgandra
- Narromine
- Moree
- Narrabri
- Narrabri Surrounds
- Gunnedah
- Gunnedah 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.