How King Island voted
SA2 area in Tasmania · federal division: Braddon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of King Island favoured Labor 52.7% (v Coalition 47.3%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 14.9 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 37.9%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 58.4 | Coal 62.2 | Lab 52.7 | Lab +14.9 |
| Labor | 28.9% | 18.1% | 37.9% | +19.8 |
| Coalition | 48.8% | 44.9% | 34.2% | -10.7 |
| Greens | 5.3% | 6.9% | 7.1% | +0.2 |
| One Nation | 4.6% | 6.5% | 7.3% | +0.8 |
| Independents | 6.5% | 10.7% | 7.4% | -3.2 |
| Others | 5.9% | 13.0% | 6.1% | -6.9 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | King Island | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,330 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 13.1% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 56.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 25.3% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 44.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 14.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 9.3% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 1,617 (1,308 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currie | Ordinary | 64% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 18% | |
| Grassy | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| East Devonport BRADDON PPVC | PPVC | 0% | |
| Burnie PPVC | PPVC | 0% | |
| Shorewell Park | Ordinary | 0% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Braddon
- Acton - Upper Burnie
- Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds
- Burnie - Wivenhoe
- Parklands - Camdale
- Penguin - Sulphur Creek
- Romaine - Havenview
- Somerset
- Ulverstone
- West Ulverstone
- Wynyard
- Devonport
- East Devonport
- Latrobe
- Miandetta - Don
- Port Sorell
- Quoiba - Spreyton
- Sheffield - Railton
- Turners Beach - Forth
- North West
- Smithton
- Waratah
- West Coast (Tas.)
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.