How Parkes Surrounds voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal divisions: Calare, Parkes · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Parkes Surrounds favoured Coalition 65.6% (v Labor 34.4%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.2 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 38.8%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 70.4 | Coal 66.8 | Coal 65.6 | Lab +1.2 |
| Labor | 22.3% | 19.5% | 16.9% | -2.6 |
| Coalition | 59.8% | 45.4% | 38.8% | -6.6 |
| Greens | 5.8% | 4.6% | 5.1% | +0.5 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 9.3% | 13.4% | +4.1 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 2.5% | 3.4% | +0.8 |
| Others | 12.1% | 18.8% | 22.5% | +3.7 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Parkes Surrounds | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,205 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 11.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 27.1% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 20.6% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 47.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 4.9% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 2.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 3,262 (2,471 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak Hill | Ordinary | 22% | yes |
| Parkes PPVC | PPVC | 17% | |
| Trundle | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 9% | |
| Alectown | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Bogan Gate | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Parkes East | Ordinary | 4% | |
| Parkes North | Ordinary | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Calare
- Bathurst - East
- Bathurst Surrounds
- Oberon
- Bathurst - South
- Bathurst - West
- Cowra Surrounds
- Forbes
- Lithgow
- Lithgow Surrounds
- Mudgee
- Mudgee Surrounds - East
- Mudgee Surrounds - West
- Blayney
- Orange
- Orange - North
- Orange Surrounds
- Dubbo Surrounds
- Wellington
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.