How Northern Beaches voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal divisions: Herbert, Kennedy · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Northern Beaches favoured Coalition 65.3% (v Labor 34.7%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.8 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 42.9%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 63.1 | Coal 63.5 | Coal 65.3 | Coal +1.8 |
| Labor | 19.5% | 18.5% | 19.8% | +1.3 |
| Coalition | 33.6% | 42.0% | 42.9% | +0.9 |
| Greens | 4.8% | 5.7% | 6.3% | +0.6 |
| One Nation | 11.6% | 5.5% | 7.2% | +1.7 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 3.5% | 0.3% | -3.1 |
| Others | 30.6% | 24.8% | 23.4% | -1.4 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Northern Beaches | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,531 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 9.7% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 47.3% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 14.8% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 36.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 11.9% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 6,566 (5,085 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluewater | Ordinary | 22% | yes |
| Kirwan HERBERT PPVC | PPVC | 15% | |
| Rollingstone | Ordinary | 12% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 11% | |
| Deeragun | Ordinary | 7% | |
| Aitkenvale HERBERT PPVC | PPVC | 5% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 3% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% |
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
- Magnetic Island
- Mount Louisa
- Mundingburra
- 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.