How Otway voted
SA2 area in Victoria · federal division: Wannon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Otway favoured Coalition 51.9% (v Labor 48.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.9 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 35.7%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 51.5 | Coal 51.0 | Coal 51.9 | Coal +0.9 |
| Labor | 32.4% | 20.9% | 13.0% | -7.9 |
| Coalition | 42.0% | 38.4% | 35.7% | -2.7 |
| Greens | 13.7% | 13.7% | 6.2% | -7.6 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 3.0% | 4.2% | +1.1 |
| Independents | 4.0% | 19.1% | 33.8% | +14.7 |
| Others | 7.8% | 4.8% | 7.1% | +2.3 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Otway | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,167 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 23.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 62.4% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 20.0% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 51.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 18.1% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 9.2% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,008 (3,364 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apollo Bay | Ordinary | 31% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 21% | |
| Colac PPVC | PPVC | 14% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 8% | |
| Gellibrand River | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% | |
| Forrest | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Lavers Hill | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Wannon
- Lorne - Anglesea
- Ararat
- Ararat Surrounds
- Glenelg (Vic.)
- Hamilton (Vic.)
- Portland
- Southern Grampians
- Camperdown
- Colac
- Colac Surrounds
- Corangamite - North
- Corangamite - South
- Moyne - East
- Moyne - West
- Warrnambool - North
- Warrnambool - 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.