How Central Highlands - West voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Flynn · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Central Highlands - West favoured Coalition 68.7% (v Labor 31.3%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.1 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 45.6%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 71.1 | Coal 64.6 | Coal 68.7 | Coal +4.1 |
| Labor | 18.9% | 24.6% | 19.1% | -5.5 |
| Coalition | 48.7% | 45.8% | 45.6% | -0.1 |
| Greens | 2.1% | 3.3% | 4.0% | +0.7 |
| One Nation | 21.0% | 14.3% | 15.3% | +1.0 |
| Independents | 2.8% | 3.9% | 4.3% | +0.4 |
| Others | 6.5% | 8.2% | 11.8% | +3.6 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Central Highlands - West | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,620 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 9.0% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 36.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 26.3% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 39.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 10.0% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 7,616 (5,831 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald PPVC | PPVC | 28% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 22% | |
| Springsure | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Rubyvale | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Capella | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Tieri | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Flynn
- Central Highlands - East
- Emerald
- Bouldercombe
- Gracemere
- Mount Morgan
- Rockhampton Surrounds - West
- Banana
- Biloela
- Agnes Water - Miriam Vale
- Boyne Island - Tannum Sands
- Callemondah
- Clinton - New Auckland
- Gladstone
- Gladstone Hinterland
- Kin Kora - Sun Valley
- South Trees
- Telina - Toolooa
- West Gladstone
- Bundaberg North - Gooburrum
- Bundaberg Surrounds - North
- Gayndah - Mundubbera
- Gin Gin
- Kingaroy Surrounds - North
- Monto - Eidsvold
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.