How Clear Island Waters voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: McPherson · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Clear Island Waters favoured Coalition 57.8% (v Labor 42.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 5.0 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 40.2%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 66.1 | Coal 62.8 | Coal 57.8 | Lab +5.0 |
| Labor | 21.1% | 20.8% | 23.3% | +2.5 |
| Coalition | 51.9% | 46.2% | 40.2% | -6.0 |
| Greens | 9.0% | 13.4% | 7.5% | -5.9 |
| One Nation | 5.6% | 7.3% | 4.3% | -3.0 |
| Independents | 1.7% | 0.0% | 12.3% | +12.3 |
| Others | 10.8% | 12.4% | 12.5% | +0.1 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Clear Island Waters | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,617 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 27.7% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 35.5% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 20.5% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 45.6% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 39.5% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 24.2% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,395 (3,625 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadbeach Waters MCPHERSON PPVC | PPVC | 23% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 19% | |
| Carrara MCPHERSON PPVC | PPVC | 15% | |
| Robina North | Ordinary | 11% | |
| Merrimac East (McPherson) | Ordinary | 7% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| Merrimac (McPherson) | Ordinary | 5% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 4% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in McPherson
- Burleigh Heads
- Burleigh Waters
- Miami
- Coolangatta
- Currumbin - Tugun
- Currumbin Waters
- Elanora
- Palm Beach
- Currumbin Valley - Tallebudgera
- Mudgeeraba - Bonogin
- Reedy Creek - Andrews
- Merrimac
- Varsity Lakes
- Robina - East
- Robina - West
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.