How Walkervale - Avenell Heights voted
SA2 area in Queensland · federal division: Hinkler · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Walkervale - Avenell Heights favoured Coalition 54.4% (v Labor 45.6%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 3.3 points to Labor since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 36.3%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 61.3 | Coal 57.7 | Coal 54.4 | Lab +3.3 |
| Labor | 24.2% | 23.7% | 32.5% | +8.8 |
| Coalition | 43.7% | 37.8% | 36.3% | -1.5 |
| Greens | 3.3% | 5.6% | 8.0% | +2.4 |
| One Nation | 12.8% | 8.2% | 13.1% | +4.9 |
| Independents | 7.6% | 16.6% | 2.7% | -13.8 |
| Others | 8.3% | 8.1% | 7.3% | -0.7 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Walkervale - Avenell Heights | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $1,117 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 9.2% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 44.2% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 34.7% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 36.8% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 10.1% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 5.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 10,982 (8,583 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bundaberg HINKLER PPVC | PPVC | 40% | |
| Kensington HINKLER PPVC | PPVC | 12% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 12% | |
| Thabeban | Ordinary | 10% | yes |
| Walkervale | Ordinary | 9% | yes |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 2% | |
| Bundaberg South | Ordinary | 2% | |
| Bargara PPVC | PPVC | 2% |
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
- Booral - River Heads
- Craignish - Dundowran Beach
- Pialba - Eli Waters
- Point Vernon
- Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan
- 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.