How Southern Downs - East voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Maranoa · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Southern Downs - East favoured Coalition 73.8% (v Labor 26.2%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.6 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 53.8%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 76.2 | Coal 72.2 | Coal 73.8 | Coal +1.6 |
| Labor | 14.7% | 13.7% | 15.4% | +1.7 |
| Coalition | 58.6% | 55.6% | 53.8% | -1.9 |
| Greens | 4.2% | 6.1% | 5.8% | -0.3 |
| One Nation | 14.1% | 12.9% | 12.3% | -0.6 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 8.4% | 11.6% | 12.7% | +1.1 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Southern Downs - East | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,244 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 13.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 31.0% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 15.1% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 49.2% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 8.4% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.2% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,360 (3,517 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick PPVC | PPVC | 40% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 13% | |
| Killarney | Ordinary | 13% | yes |
| Yangan | Ordinary | 7% | yes |
| Maryvale | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Warwick East | Ordinary | 4% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 3% | |
| Murrays Bridge | Ordinary | 3% | yes |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Maranoa
- Balonne
- Chinchilla
- Goondiwindi
- Inglewood - Waggamba
- Miles - Wandoan
- Roma
- Roma Surrounds
- Tara
- Millmerran
- Southern Downs - West
- Stanthorpe
- Stanthorpe Surrounds
- Warwick
- Barcaldine - Blackall
- Charleville
- Far South West
- Longreach
- Kingaroy
- Kingaroy Surrounds - South
- Nanango
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.