How Tara voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Maranoa · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Tara favoured Coalition 74.4% (v Labor 25.6%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 1.9 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 52.4%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 77.1 | Coal 72.5 | Coal 74.4 | Coal +1.9 |
| Labor | 13.3% | 14.7% | 15.6% | +0.9 |
| Coalition | 53.7% | 55.7% | 52.4% | -3.3 |
| Greens | 3.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% | +0.5 |
| One Nation | 16.0% | 12.5% | 13.7% | +1.2 |
| Independents | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0 |
| Others | 14.1% | 13.4% | 14.1% | +0.8 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Tara | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $945 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 7.4% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 39.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 20.4% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 52.8% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 9.2% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 3.7% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 3,851 (3,049 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 35% | |
| Tara | Ordinary | 28% | yes |
| Dalby PPVC | PPVC | 9% | |
| Chinchilla PPVC | PPVC | 5% | |
| Meandarra | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Absent | Declaration: Absent | 3% | |
| Kogan | 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
- Millmerran
- Southern Downs - East
- 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.