How Herberton voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Kennedy · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Herberton favoured Coalition 59.7% (v Labor 40.3%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 3.2 points to the Coalition since 2022. Others led first preferences with 46.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 63.5 | Coal 56.5 | Coal 59.7 | Coal +3.2 |
| Labor | 16.2% | 14.2% | 14.3% | +0.1 |
| Coalition | 24.6% | 25.8% | 21.2% | -4.5 |
| Greens | 7.7% | 8.4% | 7.0% | -1.4 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.5% | +9.5 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 4.2% | 2.0% | -2.3 |
| Others | 51.4% | 47.4% | 46.0% | -1.4 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Herberton | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $900 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 8.7% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 49.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 20.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 49.8% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 12.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 5.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 5,522 (4,351 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton PPVC | PPVC | 32% | |
| Ravenshoe | Ordinary | 24% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 12% | |
| Herberton | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Mount Garnet | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 2% | |
| Atherton | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Kennedy
- Bentley Park
- Edmonton
- Gordonvale - Trinity
- Mount Sheridan
- Babinda
- Innisfail
- Johnstone
- Tully
- Yarrabah
- Atherton
- Kuranda
- Malanda - Yungaburra
- Mareeba
- Croydon - Etheridge
- Tablelands
- Carpentaria
- Mount Isa
- Mount Isa Surrounds
- Northern Highlands
- Far Central West
- Charters Towers
- Dalrymple
- Ingham
- Ingham Surrounds
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.