How Mackay voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Dawson · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Mackay favoured Coalition 57.9% (v Labor 42.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.8 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 37.7%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 62.2 | Coal 56.1 | Coal 57.9 | Coal +1.8 |
| Labor | 22.8% | 27.7% | 29.0% | +1.3 |
| Coalition | 42.6% | 39.5% | 37.7% | -1.8 |
| Greens | 4.7% | 7.8% | 7.7% | -0.1 |
| One Nation | 13.4% | 13.6% | 10.3% | -3.3 |
| Independents | 2.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 13.6% | 11.3% | 15.3% | +4.0 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Mackay | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,239 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 15.2% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 44.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 66.8% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 16.8% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 28.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 20.9% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,026 (3,435 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackay DAWSON PPVC | PPVC | 54% | yes |
| Mackay Town Beach | Ordinary | 11% | |
| Mackay | Ordinary | 11% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 7% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| Mackay South | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Mackay West | Ordinary | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Dawson
- Bowen
- Andergrove - Beaconsfield
- East Mackay
- Eimeo - Rural View
- Mackay Harbour
- Mount Pleasant - Glenella
- North Mackay
- Seaforth - Calen
- Shoal Point - Bucasia
- Slade Point
- South Mackay
- West Mackay
- Airlie - Whitsundays
- Proserpine
- Ayr
- Burdekin
- Annandale (Qld)
- Oonoonba
- Townsville - South
- Wulguru - Roseneath
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.