How Shoal Point - Bucasia voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Dawson · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Shoal Point - Bucasia favoured Coalition 58.3% (v Labor 41.7%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.9 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 38.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 63.1 | Coal 56.4 | Coal 58.3 | Coal +1.9 |
| Labor | 22.3% | 27.3% | 28.9% | +1.6 |
| Coalition | 42.1% | 38.7% | 38.0% | -0.7 |
| Greens | 4.1% | 7.6% | 7.4% | -0.2 |
| One Nation | 14.6% | 13.9% | 10.8% | -3.1 |
| Independents | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 14.2% | 12.4% | 14.9% | +2.5 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Shoal Point - Bucasia | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,085 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 13.2% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 52.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 30.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 24.1% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 15.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 4.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 6,084 (4,413 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mackay North PPVC | PPVC | 40% | |
| Bucasia | Ordinary | 22% | yes |
| Mackay DAWSON PPVC | PPVC | 14% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 8% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Eimeo | Ordinary | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Mackay | 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
- Slade Point
- South Mackay
- West Mackay
- Airlie - Whitsundays
- Proserpine
- 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.