How Magnetic Island voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Herbert · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Magnetic Island favoured Coalition 54.0% (v Labor 46.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.3 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 40.7%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 51.4 | Coal 54.3 | Coal 54.0 | Lab +0.3 |
| Labor | 28.2% | 24.1% | 27.4% | +3.2 |
| Coalition | 35.5% | 40.6% | 40.7% | +0.1 |
| Greens | 14.9% | 12.9% | 15.1% | +2.2 |
| One Nation | 7.5% | 5.0% | 4.5% | -0.4 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 6.2% | 0.0% | -6.2 |
| Others | 13.9% | 11.1% | 12.3% | +1.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Magnetic Island | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,001 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 23.1% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 55.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 27.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 48.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 27.7% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 10.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 2,475 (2,197 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelly Bay | Ordinary | 34% | yes |
| Arcadia | Ordinary | 29% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 13% | |
| Townsville HERBERT PPVC | PPVC | 7% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 6% | |
| Aitkenvale HERBERT PPVC | PPVC | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Kirwan HERBERT PPVC | PPVC | 1% |
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
- Kelso
- Kirwan - East
- Kirwan - West
- 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.