How Darling Heights voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Groom · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Darling Heights favoured Coalition 61.5% (v Labor 38.5%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.2 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 39.7%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 68.9 | Coal 62.6 | Coal 61.5 | Lab +1.2 |
| Labor | 20.0% | 20.1% | 18.0% | -2.1 |
| Coalition | 53.0% | 43.0% | 39.7% | -3.3 |
| Greens | 8.9% | 6.3% | 5.8% | -0.5 |
| One Nation | 11.5% | 8.7% | 8.6% | -0.1 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 15.5% | 21.3% | +5.9 |
| Others | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.5% | +0.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Darling Heights | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,376 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 24.6% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 29.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 43.9% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 26.9% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 29.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 25.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 14,576 (11,205 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Toowoomba PPVC | PPVC | 26% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 19% | |
| Toowoomba GROOM PPVC | PPVC | 14% | |
| Darling Heights | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Middle Ridge | Ordinary | 6% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 2% | |
| West Toowoomba PPVC | PPVC | 2% | |
| Harristown | Ordinary | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Groom
- Crows Nest - Rosalie
- Jondaryan
- Pittsworth
- Wambo
- Clifton - Greenmount
- Cambooya - Wyreema
- Drayton - Harristown
- Gowrie (Qld)
- Highfields
- Middle Ridge
- Newtown (Qld)
- North Toowoomba - Harlaxton
- Rangeville
- Toowoomba - Central
- Toowoomba - East
- Toowoomba - West
- Wilsonton
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.