How Kelso voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal divisions: Herbert, Kennedy · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Kelso favoured Coalition 64.8% (v Labor 35.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.3 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 48.7%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 57.1 | Coal 62.5 | Coal 64.8 | Coal +2.3 |
| Labor | 26.2% | 21.4% | 22.0% | +0.5 |
| Coalition | 33.1% | 45.8% | 48.7% | +2.9 |
| Greens | 5.9% | 6.7% | 8.1% | +1.3 |
| One Nation | 13.5% | 6.2% | 5.8% | -0.3 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 4.2% | 0.0% | -4.2 |
| Others | 21.4% | 15.7% | 15.4% | -0.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Kelso | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 34 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,631 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 9.8% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 47.3% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 32.3% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 23.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 9.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 10,683 (7,684 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirwan HERBERT PPVC | PPVC | 29% | |
| Kelso | Ordinary | 21% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 13% | |
| Rasmussen | Ordinary | 12% | |
| Thuringowa Central HERBERT PPVC | PPVC | 6% | |
| Aitkenvale HERBERT PPVC | PPVC | 3% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Herbert
- Palm Island
- Aitkenvale
- Belgian Gardens - Pallarenda
- Bohle Plains
- Condon - Rasmussen
- Cranbrook
- Douglas
- Garbutt - West End
- Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent
- Heatley
- Hermit Park - Rosslea
- Hyde Park - Pimlico
- Kirwan - East
- Kirwan - West
- Magnetic Island
- Mount Louisa
- Mundingburra
- Northern Beaches
- South Townsville - Railway Estate
- Townsville City - North Ward
- Burdell - Mount Low
- Deeragun - Jensen
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.