How Flinders and Cape Barren Islands voted
SA2 area in Tasmania · federal division: Bass · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Flinders and Cape Barren Islands favoured Labor 50.1% (v Coalition 49.9%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 9.1 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 52.2 | Coal 59.0 | Lab 50.1 | Lab +9.1 |
| Labor | 33.2% | 24.9% | 31.5% | +6.6 |
| Coalition | 46.6% | 46.5% | 39.7% | -6.8 |
| Greens | 11.8% | 8.3% | 15.1% | +6.9 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 6.0% | 6.9% | +0.9 |
| Independents | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.5% | +0.1 |
| Others | 5.2% | 10.9% | 3.3% | -7.6 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Flinders and Cape Barren Islands | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,057 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 17.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 59.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 26.5% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 51.4% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 11.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 5.8% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 922 (787 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitemark | Ordinary | 49% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 21% | |
| Lady Barron | Ordinary | 18% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Launceston BASS PPVC | PPVC | 2% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Launceston Central | Ordinary | 1% | |
| Invermay South | Ordinary | 0% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Bass
- Invermay
- Kings Meadows - Punchbowl
- Launceston
- Legana
- Mowbray
- Newnham - Mayfield
- Newstead
- Norwood (Tas.)
- Ravenswood
- Riverside
- South Launceston
- Summerhill - Prospect
- Trevallyn
- Waverley - St Leonards
- West Launceston
- Youngtown - Relbia
- Beauty Point - Beaconsfield
- Grindelwald - Lanena
- Westbury
- Dilston - Lilydale
- George Town
- Scottsdale - Bridport
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.