How Lakes Creek voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Capricornia · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Lakes Creek favoured Coalition 50.8% (v Labor 49.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.3 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 36.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 57.5 | Coal 53.1 | Coal 50.8 | Lab +2.3 |
| Labor | 27.7% | 31.9% | 36.0% | +4.1 |
| Coalition | 37.9% | 37.1% | 33.5% | -3.6 |
| Greens | 5.4% | 6.4% | 7.2% | +0.8 |
| One Nation | 15.8% | 12.6% | 14.9% | +2.4 |
| Independents | 2.9% | 3.4% | 0.0% | -3.4 |
| Others | 10.4% | 8.7% | 8.4% | -0.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Lakes Creek | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 35 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,374 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 9.0% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 45.4% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 35.0% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 27.7% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 13.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 10.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,880 (3,708 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockhampton CAPRICORNIA PPVC | PPVC | 39% | |
| Koongal | Ordinary | 19% | yes |
| Lakes Creek | Ordinary | 17% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 10% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Berserker | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 2% | |
| Frenchville South | Ordinary | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Capricornia
- Berserker
- Emu Park
- Frenchville - Mount Archer
- Glenlee - Rockyview
- Norman Gardens
- Park Avenue
- Parkhurst - Kawana
- Rockhampton - West
- Rockhampton City
- Rockhampton Surrounds - East
- Rockhampton Surrounds - North
- Shoalwater Bay
- The Range - Allenstown
- Yeppoon
- Broadsound - Nebo
- Clermont
- Collinsville
- Moranbah
- Eungella Hinterland
- Ooralea - Bakers Creek
- Pioneer Valley
- Sarina
- Walkerston - Eton
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.