How Emerald voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Flynn · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Emerald favoured Coalition 67.5% (v Labor 32.5%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 5.6 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 44.5%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 69.8 | Coal 62.0 | Coal 67.5 | Coal +5.6 |
| Labor | 19.7% | 26.2% | 19.6% | -6.5 |
| Coalition | 47.0% | 42.3% | 44.5% | +2.2 |
| Greens | 2.4% | 3.6% | 4.4% | +0.9 |
| One Nation | 21.4% | 13.2% | 14.1% | +0.9 |
| Independents | 2.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | +0.1 |
| Others | 6.7% | 11.0% | 13.5% | +2.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Emerald | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,190 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 14.2% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 42.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 45.3% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 15.9% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 16.1% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 7.9% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 14,089 (9,942 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald PPVC | PPVC | 60% | yes |
| Emerald North | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Emerald | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 7% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Rockhampton FLYNN PPVC | PPVC | 0% | |
| Special Hospital Team 3 | Special Hospital Team | 0% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Flynn
- Central Highlands - East
- Central Highlands - West
- Bouldercombe
- Gracemere
- Mount Morgan
- Rockhampton Surrounds - West
- Banana
- Biloela
- Agnes Water - Miriam Vale
- Boyne Island - Tannum Sands
- Callemondah
- Clinton - New Auckland
- Gladstone
- Gladstone Hinterland
- Kin Kora - Sun Valley
- South Trees
- Telina - Toolooa
- West Gladstone
- Bundaberg North - Gooburrum
- Bundaberg Surrounds - North
- Gayndah - Mundubbera
- Gin Gin
- Kingaroy Surrounds - North
- Monto - Eidsvold
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.