How Wellington voted
SA2 area in New South Wales · federal division: Calare · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Wellington favoured Coalition 62.5% (v Labor 37.5%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 5.9 points to Labor since 2022. Independents led first preferences with 35.2%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 65.8 | Coal 68.4 | Coal 62.5 | Lab +5.9 |
| Labor | 22.2% | 18.0% | 11.5% | -6.5 |
| Coalition | 46.8% | 50.5% | 26.5% | -24.0 |
| Greens | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.6% | +0.5 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 7.6% | 10.5% | +2.9 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 11.7% | 35.2% | +23.5 |
| Others | 27.4% | 9.1% | 12.6% | +3.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Wellington | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,153 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 9.3% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 32.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 26.6% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 41.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 8.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 5.2% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 8,769 (6,901 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | Ordinary | 29% | yes |
| Wellington East | Ordinary | 17% | yes |
| Dubbo CALARE PPVC | PPVC | 11% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 7% | |
| Geurie | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 7% | |
| Yeoval | 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 Calare
- Bathurst - East
- Bathurst Surrounds
- Oberon
- Bathurst - South
- Bathurst - West
- Cowra Surrounds
- Forbes
- Parkes Surrounds
- Lithgow
- Lithgow Surrounds
- Mudgee
- Mudgee Surrounds - East
- Mudgee Surrounds - West
- Blayney
- Orange
- Orange - North
- Orange Surrounds
- Dubbo 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.