How Charters Towers voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Kennedy · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Charters Towers favoured Coalition 63.4% (v Labor 36.6%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.8 points to Labor since 2022. Others led first preferences with 53.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 68.3 | Coal 64.3 | Coal 63.4 | Lab +0.8 |
| Labor | 12.3% | 12.2% | 11.3% | -0.9 |
| Coalition | 25.9% | 26.4% | 22.1% | -4.3 |
| Greens | 2.4% | 4.2% | 4.0% | -0.1 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.0% | +8.0 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 2.7% | 1.5% | -1.2 |
| Others | 59.3% | 54.5% | 53.0% | -1.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Charters Towers | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,282 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 10.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 41.3% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 35.8% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 35.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 8.2% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.9% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 8,040 (5,922 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charters Towers PPVC | PPVC | 55% | yes |
| Charters Towers | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Charters Towers Central | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Richmond Hill | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Queenton | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 4% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Kennedy
- Bentley Park
- Edmonton
- Gordonvale - Trinity
- Mount Sheridan
- Babinda
- Innisfail
- Johnstone
- Tully
- Yarrabah
- Atherton
- Herberton
- Kuranda
- Malanda - Yungaburra
- Mareeba
- Croydon - Etheridge
- Tablelands
- Carpentaria
- Mount Isa
- Mount Isa Surrounds
- Northern Highlands
- Far Central West
- Dalrymple
- Ingham
- Ingham 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.