How South Townsville - Railway Estate voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Herbert · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of South Townsville - Railway Estate favoured Coalition 59.9% (v Labor 40.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 2.5 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 46.9%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 56.5 | Coal 57.4 | Coal 59.9 | Coal +2.5 |
| Labor | 26.4% | 23.9% | 25.0% | +1.1 |
| Coalition | 37.2% | 43.9% | 46.9% | +3.0 |
| Greens | 9.8% | 11.4% | 11.7% | +0.4 |
| One Nation | 9.2% | 4.5% | 4.4% | -0.0 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 4.7% | 0.0% | -4.7 |
| Others | 17.4% | 11.7% | 11.9% | +0.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | South Townsville - Railway Estate | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,524 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 20.5% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 48.5% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 45.2% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 23.6% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 15.3% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 7.2% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 5,296 (4,380 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Townsville HERBERT PPVC | PPVC | 36% | yes |
| Railway Estate | Ordinary | 19% | yes |
| Townsville South | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 9% | |
| Aitkenvale HERBERT PPVC | PPVC | 6% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 5% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 2% | |
| Kirwan HERBERT PPVC | PPVC | 2% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Herbert
- Palm Island
- 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
- 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.