How Muswellbrook voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: New England · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Muswellbrook favoured Coalition 60.2% (v Labor 39.8%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 10.7 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 39.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 50.6 | Lab 50.5 | Coal 60.2 | Coal +10.7 |
| Labor | 35.5% | 36.1% | 25.3% | -10.8 |
| Coalition | 24.7% | 30.3% | 39.0% | +8.7 |
| Greens | 4.5% | 6.0% | 7.9% | +1.8 |
| One Nation | 24.9% | 10.5% | 15.6% | +5.1 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 8.2% | 4.1% | -4.1 |
| Others | 10.4% | 9.0% | 8.2% | -0.8 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Muswellbrook | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,603 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 8.7% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 39.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 38.5% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 26.7% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 9.5% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 5.8% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 12,272 (9,072 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 | 61% | yes |
| Muswellbrook East | Ordinary | 15% | yes |
| Muswellbrook | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 4% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Denman | Ordinary | 0% | |
| Special Hospital Team 4 | Special Hospital Team | 0% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in New England
- Muswellbrook Surrounds
- 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.