How Booral - River Heads voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Hinkler · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Booral - River Heads favoured Coalition 56.6% (v Labor 43.4%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.9 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 38.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 66.5 | Coal 61.4 | Coal 56.6 | Lab +4.9 |
| Labor | 21.4% | 23.4% | 30.6% | +7.3 |
| Coalition | 47.0% | 44.5% | 38.1% | -6.4 |
| Greens | 4.0% | 5.4% | 7.2% | +1.8 |
| One Nation | 17.5% | 9.5% | 14.0% | +4.4 |
| Independents | 3.2% | 10.7% | 2.9% | -7.8 |
| Others | 7.0% | 6.5% | 7.1% | +0.7 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Booral - River Heads | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,402 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 12.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 47.7% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 12.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 45.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 16.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 6.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 5,775 (4,658 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pialba Central PPVC | PPVC | 32% | |
| Pialba PPVC | PPVC | 19% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 17% | |
| River Heads | Ordinary | 14% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| Urraween South | Ordinary | 3% | |
| Pialba | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Urangan West | Ordinary | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Hinkler
- Ashfield - Kepnock
- Bargara - Burnett Heads
- Branyan - Kensington
- Bundaberg
- Bundaberg East - Kalkie
- Bundaberg Surrounds - South
- Millbank - Avoca
- Svensson Heights - Norville
- Walkervale - Avenell Heights
- Craignish - Dundowran Beach
- Pialba - Eli Waters
- Point Vernon
- Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan
- Urangan - Wondunna
- Burrum - Fraser
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.