How Muswellbrook Surrounds voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: New England · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Muswellbrook Surrounds favoured Coalition 61.2% (v Labor 38.8%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 8.9 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 40.9%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 50.5 | Coal 52.4 | Coal 61.2 | Coal +8.9 |
| Labor | 35.9% | 34.0% | 25.6% | -8.4 |
| Coalition | 26.8% | 33.3% | 40.9% | +7.6 |
| Greens | 4.2% | 6.0% | 7.1% | +1.1 |
| One Nation | 24.3% | 11.7% | 15.4% | +3.7 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 7.4% | 3.9% | -3.5 |
| Others | 8.7% | 7.6% | 7.1% | -0.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Muswellbrook Surrounds | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,741 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 8.8% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 29.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 22.7% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 35.9% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 7.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 2.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,083 (3,149 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muswellbrook PPVC | PPVC | 41% | |
| Denman | Ordinary | 31% | yes |
| Sandy Hollow | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 5% | |
| Muswellbrook East | Ordinary | 4% | |
| Muswellbrook | Ordinary | 4% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in New England
- Muswellbrook
- Scone
- Scone Surrounds
- Armidale
- Armidale Surrounds - North
- Armidale Surrounds - South
- Walcha
- Glen Innes
- Inverell
- Inverell Surrounds - East
- Inverell Surrounds - West
- Tenterfield
- Moree Surrounds
- Quirindi
- Tamworth - East
- Tamworth - North
- Tamworth - West
- Tamworth 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.