How Middle Ridge voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Groom · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Middle Ridge favoured Coalition 62.9% (v Labor 37.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.3 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 42.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 72.2 | Coal 64.2 | Coal 62.9 | Lab +1.3 |
| Labor | 18.3% | 19.1% | 16.8% | -2.2 |
| Coalition | 57.8% | 45.6% | 42.0% | -3.7 |
| Greens | 8.0% | 5.7% | 5.5% | -0.2 |
| One Nation | 9.8% | 7.9% | 8.0% | +0.1 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 15.8% | 21.8% | +5.9 |
| Others | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.0% | +0.1 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Middle Ridge | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,177 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 31.8% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 25.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 20.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 44.6% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 20.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 14.0% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 7,595 (5,717 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toowoomba GROOM PPVC | PPVC | 22% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 22% | |
| Middle Ridge | Ordinary | 17% | yes |
| South Toowoomba PPVC | PPVC | 16% | |
| Gabbinbar | Ordinary | 7% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 2% | |
| North Toowoomba PPVC | PPVC | 2% | |
| West Toowoomba PPVC | PPVC | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Groom
- Crows Nest - Rosalie
- Jondaryan
- Pittsworth
- Wambo
- Clifton - Greenmount
- Cambooya - Wyreema
- Darling Heights
- Drayton - Harristown
- Gowrie (Qld)
- Highfields
- Newtown (Qld)
- North Toowoomba - Harlaxton
- Rangeville
- Toowoomba - Central
- Toowoomba - East
- Toowoomba - West
- Wilsonton
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.