How Sunshine Beach voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Wide Bay · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Sunshine Beach favoured Coalition 54.9% (v Labor 45.1%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.9 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 40.9%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 61.8 | Coal 59.8 | Coal 54.9 | Lab +4.9 |
| Labor | 20.6% | 20.3% | 28.2% | +7.8 |
| Coalition | 50.9% | 44.2% | 40.9% | -3.3 |
| Greens | 16.6% | 14.5% | 11.2% | -3.3 |
| One Nation | 5.5% | 6.8% | 7.7% | +0.9 |
| Independents | 3.2% | 6.4% | 5.2% | -1.2 |
| Others | 3.2% | 7.8% | 7.0% | -0.8 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Sunshine Beach | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,826 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 32.2% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 56.9% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 27.6% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 38.7% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 28.1% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 11.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 6,851 (5,459 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tewantin WIDE BAY PPVC | PPVC | 43% | |
| Noosa Heads | Ordinary | 24% | yes |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 14% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 6% | |
| Noosaville East | Ordinary | 3% | |
| Coolum Beach WIDE BAY PPVC | PPVC | 3% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| Noosaville | Ordinary | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Wide Bay
- Noosa Heads
- Noosaville
- Tewantin
- Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach
- Cooloola
- Gympie - North
- Gympie - South
- Gympie Surrounds
- Kilkivan
- Granville
- Maryborough (Qld)
- Maryborough Surrounds - South
- Tinana
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.