How Mount Isa voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Kennedy · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Mount Isa favoured Coalition 53.9% (v Labor 46.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.7 points to Labor since 2022. Others led first preferences with 47.3%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 60.6 | Coal 55.6 | Coal 53.9 | Lab +1.7 |
| Labor | 17.5% | 17.8% | 17.4% | -0.4 |
| Coalition | 20.1% | 20.7% | 18.2% | -2.5 |
| Greens | 4.8% | 6.0% | 5.9% | -0.1 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8.8% | +8.8 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 3.7% | 2.4% | -1.3 |
| Others | 57.7% | 51.8% | 47.3% | -4.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Mount Isa | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,236 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 14.5% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 46.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 47.7% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 17.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 18.2% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 10.2% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 18,317 (13,266 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt Isa PPVC | PPVC | 64% | yes |
| Mount Isa | Ordinary | 8% | yes |
| Healy | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Happy Valley | Ordinary | 3% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 3% | |
| Sunset | Ordinary | 3% | yes |
| Soldiers Hill | Ordinary | 2% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Kennedy
- Bentley Park
- Edmonton
- Gordonvale - Trinity
- Mount Sheridan
- Babinda
- Innisfail
- Johnstone
- Tully
- Yarrabah
- Atherton
- Herberton
- Kuranda
- Malanda - Yungaburra
- Mareeba
- Croydon - Etheridge
- Tablelands
- Carpentaria
- Mount Isa Surrounds
- Northern Highlands
- Far Central West
- Charters Towers
- Dalrymple
- Ingham
- Ingham Surrounds
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.