How Hay voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Farrer · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Hay favoured Coalition 66.6% (v Labor 33.4%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 7.5 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 46.7%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 70.3 | Coal 74.1 | Coal 66.6 | Lab +7.5 |
| Labor | 18.9% | 15.8% | 16.2% | +0.3 |
| Coalition | 55.2% | 61.2% | 46.7% | -14.5 |
| Greens | 3.2% | 5.3% | 3.6% | -1.7 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 6.0% | 8.0% | +2.0 |
| Independents | 16.0% | 2.1% | 15.1% | +13.0 |
| Others | 6.7% | 9.6% | 10.5% | +0.9 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Hay | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,236 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 8.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 27.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 27.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 44.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 7.9% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.2% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 2,897 (2,340 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hay | Ordinary | 65% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 19% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Remote Mobile Team 1 | Remote Mobile Team | 2% | |
| Deniliquin PPVC | PPVC | 2% | |
| Moulamein | Ordinary | 1% | |
| Griffith PPVC | PPVC | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Farrer
- Albury - East
- Albury - North
- Albury - South
- Albury Surrounds
- Lavington
- Wentworth - Buronga
- Wentworth-Balranald Region
- Corowa
- Corowa Surrounds
- Deniliquin
- Deniliquin Surrounds
- Moama
- Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie
- Griffith (NSW)
- Griffith Surrounds
- Leeton
- Narrandera
- Tumbarumba
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.