How Proserpine voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Dawson · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Proserpine favoured Coalition 67.0% (v Labor 33.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.8 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 45.2%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 65.4 | Coal 64.3 | Coal 67.0 | Coal +2.8 |
| Labor | 18.2% | 20.1% | 21.5% | +1.4 |
| Coalition | 43.1% | 45.4% | 45.2% | -0.2 |
| Greens | 5.5% | 6.8% | 6.3% | -0.5 |
| One Nation | 14.4% | 15.3% | 12.5% | -2.8 |
| Independents | 3.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 15.2% | 12.4% | 14.5% | +2.1 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Proserpine | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,431 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 9.3% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 44.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 22.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 39.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 11.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.2% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 8,858 (6,845 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proserpine PPVC | PPVC | 65% | yes |
| Proserpine | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 7% | |
| Airlie Beach PPVC | PPVC | 6% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Cannonvale | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 1% | |
| Airlie Beach | Ordinary | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Dawson
- Bowen
- Andergrove - Beaconsfield
- East Mackay
- Eimeo - Rural View
- Mackay
- Mackay Harbour
- Mount Pleasant - Glenella
- North Mackay
- Seaforth - Calen
- Shoal Point - Bucasia
- Slade Point
- South Mackay
- West Mackay
- Airlie - Whitsundays
- Ayr
- Burdekin
- Annandale (Qld)
- Oonoonba
- Townsville - South
- Wulguru - Roseneath
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.