How Chermside voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Lilley · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Chermside favoured Labor 64.0% (v Coalition 36.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.1 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 45.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 50.1 | Lab 59.9 | Lab 64.0 | Lab +4.1 |
| Labor | 34.7% | 40.7% | 45.0% | +4.3 |
| Coalition | 41.6% | 30.8% | 28.3% | -2.4 |
| Greens | 14.6% | 17.7% | 17.0% | -0.7 |
| One Nation | 5.1% | 3.9% | 4.1% | +0.2 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 4.0% | 6.9% | 5.5% | -1.4 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Chermside | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,419 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 29.2% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 42.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 63.5% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 15.3% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 36.1% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 28.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 11,426 (9,838 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 20% | |
| Chermside West LILLEY PPVC | PPVC | 18% | |
| Geebung LILLEY PPVC | PPVC | 14% | |
| Chermside | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Chermside East | Ordinary | 7% | |
| Chermside South | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Chermside North | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Lilley
- Everton Park
- Aspley
- Chermside West
- Geebung
- Stafford Heights
- Wavell Heights
- Boondall
- Brisbane Airport
- Northgate - Virginia
- Nudgee - Banyo
- Nundah
- Brighton (Qld)
- Deagon
- Sandgate - Shorncliffe
- Taigum - Fitzgibbon
- Zillmere
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.