How Wauchope voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Lyne · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Wauchope favoured Coalition 65.3% (v Labor 34.7%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.1 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 39.8%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 70.9 | Coal 67.4 | Coal 65.3 | Lab +2.1 |
| Labor | 18.9% | 18.8% | 15.8% | -3.0 |
| Coalition | 56.1% | 48.8% | 39.8% | -9.0 |
| Greens | 6.6% | 8.7% | 7.1% | -1.6 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 9.0% | 9.4% | +0.3 |
| Independents | 3.4% | 5.5% | 12.4% | +7.0 |
| Others | 15.1% | 9.2% | 15.6% | +6.3 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Wauchope | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,355 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 12.1% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 41.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 23.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 40.8% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 8.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 2.9% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 12,796 (9,709 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 | 47% | yes |
| Wauchope | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Wauchope South | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| King Creek | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 6% | |
| Port Macquarie LYNE PPVC | PPVC | 5% | |
| Beechwood | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Lyne
- Dungog
- Maitland - North
- Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn
- Seaham - Woodville
- Tea Gardens - Hawks Nest
- Williamtown - Medowie - Karuah
- Bulahdelah - Stroud
- Forster
- Forster-Tuncurry Surrounds
- Tuncurry
- Laurieton - Bonny Hills
- Gloucester
- Old Bar - Manning Point - Red Head
- Taree
- Taree Surrounds
- Wingham
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.