How Palm Island voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Herbert · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Palm Island favoured Labor 59.7% (v Coalition 40.3%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 5.3 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 46.2%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Lab 64.6 | Lab 54.4 | Lab 59.7 | Lab +5.3 |
| Labor | 54.7% | 34.8% | 46.2% | +11.5 |
| Coalition | 24.5% | 33.3% | 30.2% | -3.1 |
| Greens | 4.4% | 6.6% | 7.9% | +1.3 |
| One Nation | 4.4% | 2.9% | 2.5% | -0.5 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 4.7% | 0.0% | -4.7 |
| Others | 12.1% | 17.7% | 13.2% | -4.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Palm Island | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 26 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $977 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 4.3% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 17.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 94.8% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 1.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 1.2% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 0.6% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 2,098 (1,342 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Island | Ordinary | 73% | yes |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 5% | |
| Provisional | Declaration: Provisional | 2% | |
| North Ward | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Hermit Park South | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 2% | |
| Garbutt | Ordinary | 1% | |
| Heatley | Ordinary | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Herbert
- 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
- 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.