How Penguin - Sulphur Creek voted
SA2 area in Tasmania · federal division: Braddon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Penguin - Sulphur Creek favoured Labor 57.2% (v Coalition 42.8%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 14.5 points to Labor since 2022. Labor led first preferences with 38.1%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 52.9 | Coal 57.3 | Lab 57.2 | Lab +14.5 |
| Labor | 30.8% | 21.8% | 38.1% | +16.3 |
| Coalition | 38.1% | 43.4% | 30.8% | -12.5 |
| Greens | 5.7% | 8.4% | 10.1% | +1.7 |
| One Nation | 5.7% | 4.6% | 7.9% | +3.3 |
| Independents | 15.3% | 8.2% | 8.1% | -0.1 |
| Others | 4.5% | 13.7% | 5.0% | -8.7 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Penguin - Sulphur Creek | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,346 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 16.5% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 56.8% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 19.5% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 41.8% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 10.7% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.9% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 5,417 (4,338 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penguin | Ordinary | 28% | yes |
| Sulphur Creek | Ordinary | 18% | yes |
| Ulverstone PPVC | PPVC | 14% | |
| Burnie PPVC | PPVC | 13% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 9% | |
| Heybridge | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 2% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Braddon
- Acton - Upper Burnie
- Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds
- Burnie - Wivenhoe
- Parklands - Camdale
- Romaine - Havenview
- Somerset
- Ulverstone
- West Ulverstone
- Wynyard
- Devonport
- East Devonport
- Latrobe
- Miandetta - Don
- Port Sorell
- Quoiba - Spreyton
- Sheffield - Railton
- Turners Beach - Forth
- King Island
- North West
- Smithton
- Waratah
- West Coast (Tas.)
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.