How Southern Downs - West voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Maranoa · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Southern Downs - West favoured Coalition 74.3% (v Labor 25.7%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 0.6 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 53.2%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 75.8 | Coal 73.6 | Coal 74.3 | Coal +0.6 |
| Labor | 15.1% | 14.3% | 15.6% | +1.3 |
| Coalition | 56.8% | 57.0% | 53.2% | -3.8 |
| Greens | 3.2% | 4.7% | 5.2% | +0.5 |
| One Nation | 15.4% | 13.0% | 13.0% | +0.0 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 9.5% | 11.0% | 12.9% | +1.9 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Southern Downs - West | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,096 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 10.8% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 33.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 15.5% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 48.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 10.0% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.6% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,991 (3,974 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 | 30% | |
| Allora | Ordinary | 18% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 15% | |
| Leyburn | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Massie | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Pratten | Ordinary | 4% | yes |
| Goomburra | Ordinary | 4% | 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 - East
- 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.