How Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Hinkler · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan favoured Coalition 55.6% (v Labor 44.4%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.8 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 37.3%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 65.6 | Coal 60.4 | Coal 55.6 | Lab +4.8 |
| Labor | 22.5% | 23.9% | 31.3% | +7.4 |
| Coalition | 46.7% | 44.1% | 37.3% | -6.8 |
| Greens | 4.1% | 6.1% | 7.8% | +1.7 |
| One Nation | 16.4% | 8.8% | 13.1% | +4.3 |
| Independents | 3.4% | 10.7% | 3.0% | -7.6 |
| Others | 6.9% | 6.3% | 7.4% | +1.2 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,002 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 11.9% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 45.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 34.8% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 40.0% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 18.8% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 7.1% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 15,786 (13,015 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pialba PPVC | PPVC | 34% | |
| Pialba Central PPVC | PPVC | 24% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 15% | |
| Kawungan | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Torquay | Ordinary | 5% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 4% | |
| Urangan West | Ordinary | 3% | |
| Pialba | Ordinary | 1% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Hinkler
- Ashfield - Kepnock
- Bargara - Burnett Heads
- Branyan - Kensington
- Bundaberg
- Bundaberg East - Kalkie
- Bundaberg Surrounds - South
- Millbank - Avoca
- Svensson Heights - Norville
- Walkervale - Avenell Heights
- Booral - River Heads
- Craignish - Dundowran Beach
- Pialba - Eli Waters
- Point Vernon
- Urangan - Wondunna
- Burrum - Fraser
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.