How Runaway Bay voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Fadden · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Runaway Bay favoured Coalition 63.0% (v Labor 37.0%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.3 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 49.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 68.7 | Coal 65.3 | Coal 63.0 | Lab +2.3 |
| Labor | 20.4% | 20.5% | 24.8% | +4.3 |
| Coalition | 55.1% | 51.2% | 49.0% | -2.2 |
| Greens | 7.0% | 8.9% | 7.0% | -1.8 |
| One Nation | 7.0% | 7.2% | 7.4% | +0.2 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 3.5% | 2.3% | -1.1 |
| Others | 10.5% | 8.7% | 9.4% | +0.7 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Runaway Bay | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,382 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 19.1% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 38.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 24.7% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 43.7% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 31.7% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 13.7% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 9,308 (7,971 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Runaway Bay FADDEN PPVC | PPVC | 60% | yes |
| Runaway Bay | Ordinary | 16% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 12% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Labrador FADDEN PPVC | PPVC | 1% | |
| Southport FADDEN PPVC | PPVC | 1% | |
| Helensvale FADDEN PPVC | PPVC | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Fadden
- Arundel
- Biggera Waters
- Coombabah
- Labrador
- Paradise Point - Hollywell
- Pacific Pines - Gaven
- Coomera
- Helensvale
- Hope Island
- Jacobs Well - Alberton
- Oxenford - Maudsland
- Ormeau (East) - Stapylton
- Pimpama - North
- Pimpama - South
- Parkwood
- Southport - North
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.