How Port Macquarie Surrounds voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal divisions: Cowper, Lyne · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Port Macquarie Surrounds favoured Coalition 65.6% (v Labor 34.4%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.7 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 41.2%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 71.6 | Coal 68.3 | Coal 65.6 | Lab +2.7 |
| Labor | 12.9% | 14.1% | 13.1% | -1.0 |
| Coalition | 56.5% | 48.2% | 41.2% | -7.1 |
| Greens | 6.8% | 7.2% | 5.5% | -1.7 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 9.1% | 9.5% | +0.4 |
| Independents | 12.7% | 12.9% | 18.1% | +5.1 |
| Others | 11.2% | 8.5% | 12.7% | +4.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Port Macquarie Surrounds | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,334 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 14.5% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 43.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 13.6% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 49.7% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 9.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.9% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 5,301 (4,248 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wauchope LYNE PPVC | PPVC | 23% | |
| Telegraph Point | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Port Macquarie COWPER PPVC | PPVC | 10% | |
| Beechwood | Ordinary | 7% | |
| Riverside | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Comboyne | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 5% | |
| Long Flat | Ordinary | 4% | 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
- Kempsey Surrounds
- Macksville - Scotts Head
- Nambucca Heads
- Nambucca Heads Surrounds
- South West Rocks
- Port Macquarie - West
- 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.