How Kempsey Surrounds voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal divisions: Cowper, New England · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Kempsey Surrounds favoured Coalition 64.8% (v Labor 35.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.0 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 41.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 64.5 | Coal 65.7 | Coal 64.8 | Lab +1.0 |
| Labor | 15.0% | 12.1% | 11.4% | -0.7 |
| Coalition | 50.4% | 44.1% | 41.0% | -3.1 |
| Greens | 5.3% | 5.9% | 3.9% | -2.0 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 13.9% | 10.6% | -3.3 |
| Independents | 21.4% | 17.5% | 23.5% | +6.0 |
| Others | 8.0% | 6.5% | 9.5% | +3.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Kempsey Surrounds | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,160 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 12.8% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 45.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 17.0% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 53.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 9.7% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 9,472 (7,644 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kempsey PPVC | PPVC | 37% | |
| Stuarts Point | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Gladstone | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Crescent Head | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 6% | |
| Willawarrin | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| South West Rocks PPVC | PPVC | 3% | |
| Kundabung | Ordinary | 3% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Cowper
- Bellingen
- Coffs Harbour - North
- Coffs Harbour - South
- Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca
- Dorrigo
- Sawtell - Boambee
- Urunga
- Kempsey
- Macksville - Scotts Head
- Nambucca Heads
- Nambucca Heads Surrounds
- South West Rocks
- Port Macquarie - West
- Port Macquarie Surrounds
- Port Macquarie - East
- Port Macquarie - South
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.