How East Mackay voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Dawson · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of East Mackay favoured Coalition 57.8% (v Labor 42.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.4 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 37.8%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 62.4 | Coal 55.5 | Coal 57.8 | Coal +2.4 |
| Labor | 22.5% | 28.2% | 29.4% | +1.2 |
| Coalition | 41.9% | 39.0% | 37.8% | -1.3 |
| Greens | 4.7% | 8.0% | 7.3% | -0.6 |
| One Nation | 13.8% | 13.5% | 10.3% | -3.2 |
| Independents | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 14.2% | 11.3% | 15.3% | +3.9 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | East Mackay | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,717 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 14.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 41.7% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 37.9% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 28.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 14.9% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 8.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 3,756 (2,973 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackay DAWSON PPVC | PPVC | 51% | |
| Mackay Town Beach | Ordinary | 22% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 7% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Mackay | Ordinary | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Special Hospital Team 4 | Special Hospital Team | 2% | |
| Mackay North PPVC | PPVC | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Dawson
- Bowen
- Andergrove - Beaconsfield
- Eimeo - Rural View
- Mackay
- Mackay Harbour
- Mount Pleasant - Glenella
- North Mackay
- Seaforth - Calen
- Shoal Point - Bucasia
- Slade Point
- South Mackay
- West Mackay
- Airlie - Whitsundays
- Proserpine
- Ayr
- Burdekin
- Annandale (Qld)
- Oonoonba
- Townsville - South
- Wulguru - Roseneath
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.